Update
I managed to have my pic out of my cell
I downloaded a few for you to look at
On our way to Massada and the dead see the road is quite interesting
the rest will follow eventually
will keep you posted
P.S. still problem down loading pic from cell
its too long one by one to down load picture from cell to blog
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Israel Tel Aviv Old Jaffa Massada Dead sea
sheckels and bagels
Sunny Israel
I am here for 3 days
P.S.
If you intend to go to the dead sea
bring a back pack
2 towels
changing clothes
you will get dirty and messy
bring some thermos to keep your water cold
at least 5 liters of water and orange juice
some fruits and nuts to snack on if you take the journey to Massada as well you rush rush rush no time to rest or eat
you eat on the bus
snack along to give you energy as it is more than hot
its boiling hot
sun screen #60
2 pair of shoes
walking shoes
and sandals for the sea salt rocks to walk on
sun glasses
battery charger for your phone.
a wet bag to put your cell phone in to go in the water
a hat a scarf for neck burn
I was prepared but not for whats coming.....
First day
arrived
rush to the market
get some water juice nuts to last until dinner
here is shabbat
in Tel aviv everything is close
you need to go to the arab side in old jaffa to eat out
sleep roughly 3 hours and a half
woke up
waited for crew members
than went to the beach to watch sun set
have a beer in the stair and wait
but we were supposed to take a taxi
so I was in flip flop
it ruined my entire lay over
because they wanted to walk
majority takes over
I should have known better
We finally manage to take a taxi like we were suppose to do in the first place but it was too late I already made a blister
I never wear flip flop rarely
but dam
its a lay over at the beach
I am not going to wear my winter boots
I definitely have sensitive skin
no more flip flop for me
I don't look like a sensitive woman but I do
and we got to Old jaffa at Container restaurant and bar
but it burn down
the Old man by the sea restaurant
full we end up at
Aladin
outside on balcony with a spectacular view great dinner
but expensive
but on the return it was late
they didn't want to go around Old jaffa by night
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but my feet were killing me anyway and I realized I might cancel my trip I wont be able to float in the dead sea
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I didnt think my pain turn out to be a nightmare on the way back
nop!
it was painful
all this because the crew wanted to walk miles and miles
dam!
I should have just stop walking and wait for a taxi all by myself
SECOND DAY
So the next morning I had open blisters but decided to go anyway I paid
$125.00 us to go
sit on the bus or sit in my room
not much of a difference for my little feet
and I had a good pair of running shoes
Left hotel at 7:30
bus stop to pick everyone very long before wait
On the way there
We finally left for the beautiful coast of the dead sea.
ok j ai peur des trucs en hauteur mais comme j'étais accompagné de 2 autres amis collègues j ai pu combattre ma peur des hauteurs.
On peut embarquer 65 personnes ici.
J'ai réussi un exploit personnel
merci a mes 2 amis
pass thru Jerusalem Jericho Gaza
woa ! hilly trees than huge parks of apartment blocks than wired wall all over
that reminds you
Gaza this way
hum interesting
You still are in a dangerous country where sexy bikini ladies walk in the middle of the city with machine guns
We pass tiny villages that survive with minimum necessities
Than we pass hills of rocks
mountains of rocks
We drove on beautifully pave road
And there it was
the ocean no
the dead sea
coasted on the other side by Jordania
Amazing journey thru the Israeli desert
Just to come all the way here was worth it.
On one side, the blue water.
On the other side the rigid beige mountain of the rock desert
than big stretch of deserted desert oasis of palm trees megel dates
miam miam
And we finally arrived at our destination
This crazy destination of the incredible Herode king
Romain master piece of conquerors....coming all the way here in Israel
Unbelievable
men are so stupid some time
why come all the way here for a piece of land that is too big and to rugged to keep anyway
war game
that never last I guess
or should I say never finish
hum!
What ever was each others cause to demolish one another
one group decided not to give away their life
but
kill themselves from the top to the bottom and leave 5 persons alive to tell their history moment of 960 people jumping together in order not be in the ennemies hands ( Japanese Korean or known for such a killing as well)
So in order to see all this on the plateau on top of the hill
I had to take the telepheric
we had to take the telepheric
65 people can board this telepheric to go up
too much for me
you know I don't like heights but I did it because I was with 2 other crew members
yes
I went to the top of the world
I'm telling you if I have someone close to me in front of me I'm fine
well sort of
Landed in Massada
oh we need to walk close to the cliff on a shakee stairs bridge
and voila
woa!
we can see as far as Montreal
just kidding!
Massada ancient stone fortress
near dead sea
Israel Unesco heritage site
840 acres
Judean desert
1,300 pieds
400 metres above sea
Herod the great king
built a castle
8,000 romains built camps around it
they took over masada in april 15 73 A"D"
2 women and 5 kids survive hiding in the citern
in became a monastery
for 13 centuries it remain inhabited
1828 rediscovering Massada
1953 excavation begin....
This was extremely interesting
incredible journey in the pass
so much to tell by our tour guide
it was a bit too fast to intake
than we had to rush to take picture
and be the first before other tour groups
and so on....
Read about it before you go so you can skip the guide once and a while to take pictures
You should have seen the japanese ladies they look like warriors themselves I should have taken a picture too funny but brilliant
their neck and faces were cover with a huge hat or some had umbrellas
the real expert travelers
It was worth it just for the view to get there to the top was and expedition in itself for me
I m glad I did it
Thank god I was with someone
Not to miss on your visit to Israel
We stopped by at the shops to buy a couple of souvenirs
shower bath cream from Avana for my mom and sister
a baseball cap of the dead sea for my nephew
Afterwards we went down to the dead sea
Another journey to do
drive
change
take the choo choo train pulled by a tractor to go there
we were not quite at the dead sea
When we got there
first impression
deceiving
I expected a lot more white salt all over
don't know why but I was expecting a larger circle of salt
but in fact all around us was hard salt
so hard it was slippery to walk on
and of course the water is evaporating making more what it is today
second impression
it was not nice to look at
white chairs were all dirty full of mud
brownish brown brr!
ah!
Of course people sit down all covered in mud but don't clean their chair when they leave so
need staff around to keep the place clean and tidy
Third impression
I didnt believe it was that hot
ah ha ah
So we rush to get in
This is for sure a check on my bucket list of things to see before I die
I kept my shoes on and socks so I wouldn't feel the salty water on my blister but that was totally a stupid idea of mine
but I really thought I would last until the pain finally disappeared
but hell no
it got worst to the millenium seconds
1-2-3-4-5- seconds maybe a little more
I ran to the shore
I rush to remove my shoes and socks
and dry my feet
atouch!
it was sad
I really a wimp
I'm a big fat wimp
what can I say
I look at my friend floating in the water while the other one was still starring at the water
come on go!
go at least for me who can not go!
I decided after a while to go to the mud section and at least do the ritual
bath
put some mud
bath etc...
but it was in the ground
hard to get
mix with a bit of sour water or sulphur water
god knows
and put some mud all over my body
but when I walk back now my friend scream to hurry up we have to go
but we just got here
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actually staying longer with have been a torture but
I wanted to stay
but
according to the time frame we had here
we had no choice well
could have spend 20 more minutes here
to the point of boiling burns so
we didn't even eat all day
rush rush rush
run to catch the choo choo wagon pack of people
I am full of mud
had to sit in the stairs
everyone looking at me
iiii
glad I didn't know anybody here
beside 2 crew workers
Yes I was wearing a bikini because you come here to treat your skin
you dont do that with a full swim suit
so we shower and plunge into a pool full of people
I hate that
but because it was so hot
you do like everyone
fresh water felt reallllllllllllll good
but not only that you turn around and see this beautiful panoramic view
its to die for
you just stay there
My friend went to look for the mud unit
she knew it was around somewhere
she comes back and said I had to go
oh well ok
wen you are here you have to do it all right
I walk but
excuse me
fuck it was hot just to get there
the mud is hot to
than you wait
as much as you can
dry yourself with mud than
take a sulphur water shower
I had some in my eyes
shit
no towel with me
idiot
one eye
two eyes
shit
rush back to the pool sight
shower again
completely blind
im telling you
luckily for me
my friend was watching and when she looked at me
touching the fence to try to get back there
she brought me a towel
eureka!
so nice of her
we jumped some more in the water
time to go
fuck!
we are suppose to relax here
no
no time we need to catch the bus back
children shouldn't come here
they scream and yell
and it's too hot for a child
trust me it aint a place for a child under 16 of age
or they should have different pool inside
and it should be in complete silence for meditation
what ever
so we change but before
they are 2 other pool of sulphur water
oh my god
too hot for me to go in
change and went back on the bus
what an exciting day in Israel
finish having wine and pasta no killing at Sarena market
fancy fancy place in Tel Aviv with tons of markets shops and restaurant here and there
after that we all crashed in
tired but extremely happy to have taken the decision to go even tho I was afraid of heights
and I had blisters...
There or in my room same thing really for my foot to heel but way better
The next day we went to the beach around 10 oclock
all the way to 2
I actually swim in the ocean
mediterranean ocean
and my feet were fine
go figure
but its way saltier in the dead sea
And then
the story of the medusa
shit!
This cute girl comes out of the ocean with a huge medusa I saw previously
but she had it in her hand
all proud to catch it
so we rushed to take picture and so on
Afterwards I looked at a man carrying on his hand a black thing I taught interesting specimen no
it was plastic rubbish and under it
no way
the medusa !
in the rubbish bin
she had throw it out
what the fuck
how can she do that
It looked like a shinny swarowsky
fuck
its an animal from the ocean
save the ocean
and here we are in Israel throwing the medusa in the garbage
so I decided to get it out of the plastic bin
took the rubbish the man throw in the garbage on top of it
put it in another bin
and try to get her out of there
but I am old
and look like a bag lady doing the rubbish
so I decided to tell the life guard to put it back in the ocean
he didn't give a fuck
well so much for life guard
life
guard my ass
tHey should clean the area as much as possible for swimming put the medusa in a huge container and at night put them back in the ocean far away form swimming area
idiot life guards who doesn't even look at the ocean when on guard
they were all on their cell phone.
when I go back to the medusa suffocating in the plastic container
the girl comes back with 2 more medusa
I said put it back in the ocean
you are killing them
well look what they did to me
a little scratch
big fucking deal
its their ocean not yours
and they are so big you just have to swim around
killer kids at this age they don't make the difference between electronic games and real life what do they teach in school in Israel beside on how to hold a gun
shit
it's fine to protect yourself
but here you are taking a live organic specimen the only one that can not die because it reproduce and generate their own cells and you put it in the rubbish
shame on you
I didn't wont to argument any further
As this is not my country
so I went back to my chair and stair at this beautiful ocean that nobody aroud gives a fuck to keep it and protect its kingdom
Another friend of mine came to join us at the beach
we chat and chat under the beautiful sun
thinking I should have just put it back but
Im in Israel...
I had lunch left over falafel and hummus
not much but enough to last until dinner
I came back to the hotel
rest a bit until dinner time
and went to grab a piece of pizza some black salt from the dead sea peanuts and mix for rice it so good here the different mix they do for their rice all you have to do is to throw it in the last 5 minutes of your cooking.
So around Tel Aviv beside sexy barbies with machine guns you have a melting pot of international flavor of people from around the world. Jewish people speaking german russian french spanish italian and so on
Very interesting society with all the influence of the world in one spot. Better than Geneva actually.
Lots of weird and spectacular buildings They are not good at sport as such but in creating master piece buildings they conquer.
Lovely flowers vegetation birds...and lovely scenary around this area. You can easily spend the night here.
So shalom for now
Hoping to download my pictures
Had trouble with my cellphone The glass of water on my night table had a hole and soak my cell
The flight back was horrible
not from the passengers point of view but my colleagues who didn't want to wait for me when he started his service on the other side
but my feet they were painful to walk on especially on high heels and tight fit
11 hours of torture
I was walking and trying not to walk too much but
I always pay for my good time trust me
when I got here removed my shoes and socks I was in deep pain
soak my feet for hours in water until I drop dead
wonder for my next flight
worst when I took my jeep from the employee parking lot my sterring had some problem issue
when I was turning
for god sake
when trouble will ever stop let me know please I am sick of it
oh well im lucky to see all this but at that price I have to pay to enjoy myself on this planet
keep you posted with the picture
my cellphone spend the night in a bed of rice to removed the humidity but now my computer doesnt find the picture
shit!
