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A picture worth a thousand words

Looking down over the Baha'i Gardens toward the Temple with its golden dome. Haifa spreads out in the background.
Haifa Wandering

June 28th 2011
Good thing we were with locals for our stay in Haifa, because otherwise we wouldn't have had a fantastic hike down a valley in the middle of the city. Apparently you can buy a map of Israel with all the major hiking trails on it. When you're walking, there are colour coded trail signs so that you don't get lost, so you don't even need the map if you know where to go. Iftach, Ali ... read more
Middle East » Israel » Haifa District » Haifa

Israeli Flag 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
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