Waking up in Ein Gev- Upper Jordan, Tel Hatzor, Tel Dan, Ceserea Philipia, Banias and Qasrin
Woke up chilly- so i got that going for me, which is a first since since being over here.
Today was a bus trip circling Ein Gev and coming back for one more night. Our first stop was just a quick photo opportunity of the Jordan River (not particularly the interesting part of the Jordan), and so here is the photo.
From here we went in a string of old cities, which may sound redundant if you have been keeping up on the blog but we are still going strong. Key in all these cities are presses - wine and oil. They grow a lot of grapes, and a lot of olives. so here is "the best preserved press" in the country.
What is amazing in all these cities is their placement. Knowing the geography that i do now, they are mostly strategic and make sense, but they are also in the middle of nowhere. All the water needs to be piped in by aquaducts and tunnels, neither of which are easily done.
This afternoon we came up one of the most important cities in our trip, Dan. The largest city of the Northern Kingdom, Dan was a welcome change as you can see. There are many important archeological findings i can bore you with another time, but this sweet stream and some cold water was unbelievable after weeks in the desert. The nearby Banias (or Panyas, or Banyas) also has water flowing so we stopped for lunch.
Coming along the Northern edge of Israel, bordering with both Lebanon and Syria, we have an overlook. Israel is so small, it seems at any point you can see the Mediteranian or Jordan, at times Lebanon or Egypt. From here you can see Lebanon on the right, a white UN camp in the center and Jordan before you.
Likely the most beneficial portion of this trip is finally seeing all the things i have read about for so long. What everyone tells me after visiting this place is you cannot process before coming back. It is not until you start reading and studying and explaining your trip to people that you realize how much happened. My head is full. After a semester of hard studying, it is difficult to start an intensive 6 credit hour class. But that just means that all of you can process with me and learn. All that to say this is a first century house. What is interesting, for me at least, was the part that was "under construction." With the majority of building happening around here is in stone, they used and had developed totally different tools than we are accustomed. Look around the picture, find the sawzall jj
Today was a bus trip circling Ein Gev and coming back for one more night. Our first stop was just a quick photo opportunity of the Jordan River (not particularly the interesting part of the Jordan), and so here is the photo.
From here we went in a string of old cities, which may sound redundant if you have been keeping up on the blog but we are still going strong. Key in all these cities are presses - wine and oil. They grow a lot of grapes, and a lot of olives. so here is "the best preserved press" in the country.
What is amazing in all these cities is their placement. Knowing the geography that i do now, they are mostly strategic and make sense, but they are also in the middle of nowhere. All the water needs to be piped in by aquaducts and tunnels, neither of which are easily done.
This afternoon we came up one of the most important cities in our trip, Dan. The largest city of the Northern Kingdom, Dan was a welcome change as you can see. There are many important archeological findings i can bore you with another time, but this sweet stream and some cold water was unbelievable after weeks in the desert. The nearby Banias (or Panyas, or Banyas) also has water flowing so we stopped for lunch.
Coming along the Northern edge of Israel, bordering with both Lebanon and Syria, we have an overlook. Israel is so small, it seems at any point you can see the Mediteranian or Jordan, at times Lebanon or Egypt. From here you can see Lebanon on the right, a white UN camp in the center and Jordan before you.
Likely the most beneficial portion of this trip is finally seeing all the things i have read about for so long. What everyone tells me after visiting this place is you cannot process before coming back. It is not until you start reading and studying and explaining your trip to people that you realize how much happened. My head is full. After a semester of hard studying, it is difficult to start an intensive 6 credit hour class. But that just means that all of you can process with me and learn. All that to say this is a first century house. What is interesting, for me at least, was the part that was "under construction." With the majority of building happening around here is in stone, they used and had developed totally different tools than we are accustomed. Look around the picture, find the sawzall jj
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