Palm tree oasis

Thursday - Massada and Ein Gedi

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February 19th 2010
Up early for the trip to King David's hotel in the city centre where we are to be picked up for our tour to Massada. Taxi picks us up at 7am (as we know what the traffic can be like - we have gone early to make sure we get there in time for 9am!) Taxi metered and we are off- King David hotel is the most famous hotel in Israel - boasting guests like Churchill, Sadat, Haile Selassie, Gorbachev, That ... 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