The Ancient Fortress of Massada

The Fortress of Massada is actually a palace built by King Herod. It was a magnificent palace in the middle of the desert. Massada was then used as a fortress by the Jewish "Zealots" who fough against the Romans. This is the whole or cistern where all the water was stored.

This is a view from the balcony of Massada.

This is me looking out the window of the palace in Massada.

This is a model of what the palace used to look like.

Here is me, my mom, my grandma and my sister on top of Massada.

Camel Riding in Elat

I was scared of the camel siting down, buuuuuuut it didn't. I was the leader of all the camoooos. It was really fun.

The Aquarium in Elat in the South of Israel

Here I am cracking out of my shell as a baby turtle. Elat is a city at the very bottom of Israel. You can cross over here into Egypt. (and meet a Mummy!)

The Dead Sea

This is me floating on the saltiest sea in the earth. It is so salty that it has giant salt cubes in it. The reason why I am floating is because the salt makes everything float. It is called the Dead sea because nothing lives in it.

This is me covered in muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuud!!!! The mud is supposed to be really good for you. For people who love to mush and gush with mud you will loooovvee this. How many times in your life to do you get an excuse to do this! You even put it in your hair.

The Engedi Nature Reserve

This is what the natural scenery of Israel looks like.


We went swimming in a water fall.



These are Ibexes. The males have bigger horns than the females. They are about the size of a goat.


These are pictures of rock hyraxes. You have to look really closely to see them. They are about as big as a rabbit.

This is the Old City of Jerusalem. It is one of the holyest spots in the world for three of the worlds great religions. All of these holy spots are about 5 or 10 minutes walk from each other and they are all within the walled city of old Jerusalem.
The city is very ancient. As each city broke down they filled it in and built on top of it. These are some columns that have been uncovered beneath the ground.



















This is the Wailing Wall. Do you want to hear a story well here it is. This used to be a synagoge, the place where Jewish people pray. It was destroyed in all these wars and battles and all that is left is this wall. So now jewish people pray at the wall. When Jewish people pray here they sometimes put their head on the wall, they also write their prayers on paper and roll it up and stick it into the cracks in the wall and they believe that God will answer them. Women pray on the right side of the wall and men pray on the left. Men wear round cap on their head when they pray, and some women wear scarves on their head.















These are two pictures of the Via de la Rosa, two of the Stations of the Cross. When Jesus was being crucified he was lead through the streets of Jerusalem. Each station marks a place where something happened to Jesus.
















The Church of the Holy Seplecher is one of the holiest spots for Christians. It is said to be the place where Jesus died. Many people come and pray here too.

















This is the Dome of the Rock. It is a very holy place for Muslims. Muslims come here to pray.

This picture is especially for Gord. This shows you that all over the world kids are playing soccer.

These are pictures of the markets in the street. It is a bit difficult to shop here because there are no prices and you have to bargain for everything.

Jaffa Gate Youth Hostel in Jerusalem

This is an old hotel. It is 400 years old. It wasn't the best hotel in the world but we survived.

Inside the room.

The best part about the hotel was the puppy. He was so cute and cuddly.

This is the view from the window. It is the old city of Jerusalem.

This is me, my sister and my grandparents infront of the hotel.

This is the Baha'i Temple in Germany. We stopped over there on our way to Israel.

Me and my family, my grandparents and my great grandfather.


Desert Safari Photos

Me on a camel. It was really scary when the camel sat down. Oh you know how you see Aladdin and they just slip off a camel well you can't actually do that in reality. They are so tall. They are taller than a horse.

This is my Auntie, my Grandma and my sister on a big sand dune.

This is me on a crasy car that was going so fast. It was going up and down dunes. It was so bumpy I thought I was going to die!

Here I am sand boarding on the dunes. It is like going on a big sand tobogan. The sand was so soft it was almost like a liquid.

This is a picture of the Arabian Sand Dunes.
Me and my uncle riding on a quad.

Our dune bashing convoy.