Israel Day 2

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October 7th 2012
Today was my first full day in Israel, a country I have never been to before. I woke up early and heard birds singing in the trees outside my window. I walked to the train station and used the limited number of English signs to figure out how to buy myself a ticket to the port city of Akko (also known as Acre). I spent the day walking around the old part of town. There is a large complex of rooms ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Haifa District » Akko

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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