Western Wall

Day 1

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May 29th 2011
Well today was my first day in Israel and it was really awesome. Of course we had to wake up at about 6:30, which was not so awesome. The hotel included breakfast which was almost identical the typical American breakfast, nothing strange or completely different. After that we went on a tour of the Old City with our guide Nicola (who was hilarious). Our first stop was Mount of Olives which ... 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