Jerusalem

We made it!

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November 6th 2008
Can you believe it? What a trip. After 11 hours flying we arrived in Frankfurt pooped and happy to have made it. We and our group of 11 people thought it'd be fun to spend our 13 hour layover, yes that's 13 hours, seeing a bit of downtown Frankfurt. We gathered ourselves together and hiked through the terminal looking for info on what to see and how to see it. After learning that all the info ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more