At King Davids grave

The Holy City

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August 21st 2009
Jerusalem, The Holy City. This was the second daytrip I did with the Ulpan. They had three different options: 1. The Jewsih tour 2. The Christian tour 3. Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum I chose the Christian tour. I went with my new friend Kelsy from California. It was hot like always, but I did get to see a lot of nice things. The bus dropped us at the City of David on Mount Zion. David is bu ... 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