After the rain

The Journey!

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June 9th 2010
After arriving at Gatwick around 6am, I caught the shuttle to Heathrow and sat around waiting for the counters to open. After a raft of police and sniffing dogs checked the area, El Al opened up and promptly informed me that no, I could not check in early and ditch my bags with them. Undeterred, I paid through the nose and left them with the Heathrow service. I had a lovely afternoon wandering ... 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