Rock Hyrex

Last Day...

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March 4th 2011
We woke to another beautiful morning here, but there was a strong wind blowing. The wind was so strong, in fact, that you could feel the spray coming off the Dead Sea even on a third floor balcony. We had a leisurely breakfast, and then had time to enjoy the Dead Sea Spa once more before we had to finish packing and getting ready to leave. We spent most of our last day in Israel touring the are ... read more

Middle East » Israel » South District » Masada

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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