Upper Arch Remains

Four Months Abroad; and, The Old City of Jerusalem Archaeological Park

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August 20th 2010
20 August 2010 2055 (GMT +3) Jerusalem, Israel Tonight marks exactly sixteen weeks since first arriving in Cairo. Moreover, tomorrow is two calendar months that I've been in Jerusalem. Holy crap. On the one hand, it's been a really long time, and on the other hand time seems to have flown by as it normally does. Yesterday I woke up with a plan to travel up north for the day, but I q ... 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