Got up this morning with the intention of heading back into tel aviv to explore a bit more of the city but as we had planned to visit Caesarea in the afternoon I quite easily changedmy plans and chilled, ate breakfast and sent out a few emails in Rishpon. Neill and I then headed to the ancient port city of Caesarea in the early afternoon along with his kids! Caesarea was a large port city established by king Herod in 30 BC with a large theatre and hippodrome/amphitheatre for chariot racing like in that crazy action scene in Ben Hur and glariatorial events like in, well I guess... Gladiator...!? Built originally as a planned city fed water by an aqueduct from springs miles away, it had a rich Roman history, followed by rich Byzantine, Arab, and
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