ISRAEL

Location - Middle East; Capital - Jerusalem; Population - 7 million; Currency - New Israeli Sheqel MORE ISRAEL

Besides Paris as a child this was my first trip abroad, in 1989. I arranged a spot on a kibbutz in Israel, a few miles from Nahariya in northern Israel.

Apologies for the poor quality of the photos - I blame my 110 camera..

Israeli currency - the Shekel

The Old City of Akko in Northern Israel, with the Church of St John in the background

Akko marina

Old City walls of Akko, with Al-Jazzar and Sinan Pasha mosques in the distance

El Jazzar mosque - Akko

Me in a fruit picking crane, in the pear fields of Kibbutz Ga'aton

View from Yehiam Castle, near Ga'aton

The Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth

View of Tiberias from Hammat

I slept on the shores of the Sea of Galilee at Tiberias - this was sunrise from my sleeping bag. You can just make out a fishing boat

View of Tel Aviv from the Old City of Jaffa

The Old City area of Jaffa, made up of several posh galleries and shops

Ruins of Masada, perched high above the Dead Sea. I walked up to these mid-afternoon in the Summer. Not advisable!

The Dead Sea from the top of Masada

Floating in the Dead Sea at Ein Gedi. A novelty for me, seeing as I can't swim. You'll discover cuts and scratches you never even knew you had..

Jerusalem - view of the Old City from the Mount of Olives

Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City, Jerusalem

The Western Wall (also known as the Wailing Wall) in the Jerusalem Old City

Western Wall, Jerusalem

Station 2 of the Via Dolorosa, said to be the route that Jesus took when carrying the cross to Calvary. Situated in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem Old City

Garden of Gethsemane, just outside the Old City walls of East Jerusalem

Al-Aqsa mosque, on Temple Mount - Jerusalem Old City

Dome of the Rock - Temple Mount, Jerusalem Old City

The Children's Memorial and Pillar of Heroism at Yad Vashem holocaust museum, Jerusalem

Menorah outside the Knesset, Jerusalem

Shrine of the Book (home of the Dead Sea Scrolls), Israel Museum in Jerusalem

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