Israel and Jordan Photo Gallery by Rene Little at pbase.com

Israel and Jordan

Our trip to Israel and Jordan between 21 October, 2017 and 5 November 2017.

Leaving Hong Kong 21 Oct, 17	On the Cathat flight 21 Oct, 17	Sunrise over the Middle East 22 Oct, 17	Claire. Garry and Dave arriving at Ben Gurion Airport - Israel 22 Oct, 2017
Leaving Ben Gurion for Tel Aviv	Shalom Hotel & Relax - our hotel	View from our hotel room in Tel Aviv 22 Oct, 17	Walking to Jaffa
Walking to Jaffa - passing the marina 22 Oct, 17	Unusual beach decorations	Looking towards Jaffa	Looking towards Tel Aviv
Claire and I in Jaffa 22 Oct, 17	Jaffa Art Gallery	Entrance to Old Jaffa 22 Oct, 17	Playing tourist in Old Jaffa 22 Oct, 17
Information sign - Old Jaffa	Old Jaffa	Buildings in Old Jaffa 22 Oct, 17	Buildings in Old Jaffa 22 Oct, 17
Information sign - Jaffa Port	Jaffa Port	Dave in Old Jaffa 22 Oct, 17	Modern fountain in Old Jaffa
Information sign - St Peter's Church 22 Oct, 17	St Peter's Church 22 Oct, 17	1 Ramleh War Cemetary 23 Oct 17.jpg	2 Ramleh War Cemetary 23 Oct 17.jpg
3 Ramleh War Cemetary 23 Oct 17.jpg	4 Ramleh War Cemetary 23 Oct 17.jpg	5 Caesarea - The Roman Theatre 23 Oct q7.jpg	6 Information Sign - Bizantine Statues.jpg
7 Bizantine Statues.jpg	8 Bizantine Statues.jpg	9 Bizantine Statues.jpg	10 Herod's Theatre 23 Oct 17.jpg
11 Herod's Theatre 23 Oct 17.jpg	12 Caesarea 23 Oct 17.jpg	13 Caesarea 23 Oct 17.jpg	14 Ancient sarcophagus.jpg
15 Caesarea 23 Oct 17.jpg	16 Caesarea 23 Oct 17.jpg	17 Information sign - Archaeological Section.jpg	18 Archaeological Section.jpg
19 Archaeological Section.jpg	20 Archaeological Section.jpg	21 Caesarea 23 Oct 17.jpg	22 Caesarea 23 Oct 17.jpg
23 Information sign - Public Bath House.jpg	24 Public Bath House.jpg	25 Caesarea 23 Oct 17.jpg	26 Ancient Mosiacs.jpg
27 Ancient Mosiacs.jpg	28 Caesarea 23 Oct 17.jpg	29 Information sign - The Byzantine Govenor's Palace.jpg	30 The Byzantine Govenor's Palace.jpg
31 Dave enjoying Caesarea 23 Oct 17.jpg	32 Ancient Mosiacs.jpg	33 Information sign - The Ibexes Mosiac Hall.jpg	34 The Ibexes Mosiac Hall.jpg
35 Caesarea 23 Oct 17.jpg	36 Ancient Mosiacs.jpg	37 Beautiful sky - beautiful palm tree.jpg	38 Information sign - Sarcophagos lid adorned with Gorgon's head 23 Oct 17.jpg
39 Sarcophagos lid adorned with Gorgon's head 23 Oct 17.jpg	40 Sarcophagos lid adorned with Gorgon's head 23 Oct 17.jpg	41 Information sign - Harbour - Sebastos 23 Oct 17.jpg	42 Harbour Sebastos 23 Oct 17.jpg
43 Caesarea 23 Oct 17.jpg	44 Beautiful colours.jpg	45 Outside Caesarea's walls.jpg	46 Basking in the sun.jpg
47 Ancient aqueduct with Dave in the background 23 Oct 17.jpg	48 Rene posing on a chariot in Armageddon 23 ct 17.jpg	Looking over Tel Aviv 24 Oct, 17	Looking over Tel Aviv 24 Oct, 17
The Dome of the Rock in Tel Aviv	Making copper souvenirs 24 Oct, 17	The finished product	Inormation sign - The Old City of Akko or Acre famous for the Crusaders 24 Oct, 17
Information sign - The Otterman Period 1517 to 1917	Akko Fortress built by the Knights Templar in the 12th Century	Information sign - Akko Fortress 24 Oct, 17	Inside Acre-Akko Fortress 24 Oct, 17
Inside Acre-Akko Fortress 24 Oct, 17	Inside Acre-Akko Fortress 24 Oct, 17	Knights Templar	Inside Acre-Akko Fortress 24 Oct, 17
Acre-Akko Fortress 24 Oct, 17	Pottery on display inside the fortress	Pottery on display inside the fortress	The Otterman Period 1517 to 1917
Information sign - Knights' Hall 24 Oct, 17	Canon Balls	Knights' Hall 24 Oct, 17	Acre-Akko Fortress 24 Oct, 17
Acre-Akko Fortress 24 Oct, 17	Inside Knights' Hall 24 Oct, 17	Inside Knights' Hall 24 Oct 17	Images of people of the day projected on the fortress walls
Images of people of the day projected on the fortress walls	Images of people of the day projected on the fortress walls	The Cross of Jerusalem 24 Oct, 17	Archaeological dig at Acre 24 Oct, 17
Walking through Acre to the port 24 Oct, 17	Mosque in Acre	Walking through Acre to the port 24 Oct, 17	Walking through Acre to the port 24 Oct, 17
Walking through Acre to the port 24 Oct, 17	Secret tunnel of the day under the city	Secret tunnel of the day under the city	Old port of Akko (Acre) 24 Oct, 17
Buildings overlooking the port	Buildings overlooking the port 24 Oct, 17	Walking back to the centre of town and looking at the colourful houses	Walking back to the centre of town and looking at the colourful houses
Centre of town 24 Oct, 17	German WW1 Cemetery in Nazareth 24 Oct, 17	German Cemetery WW1 24 Oct, 17	German Cemetery in Nazareth 24 Oct, 17
Wooden cross made of propellers of crashed planes	Our guide Morgy telling us some of the history of the cemetery	A close shot of the wooden cross	German WW1 soldiers' graves 24 Oct, 17
Dave looking at the German WW1 soldiers' graves	German WW1 soldiers' grave 24 Oct, 17	Wooden cross made of propellers of crashed planes	Bascilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth 24 Oct, 17
Bascilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth 24 Oct, 17	Paintings and plaques given to the church from countries around the world	Paintings and plaques given to the church from countries around the world	Outside the Bascilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth 24 Oct, 17
Outside the Bascilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth 24 Oct, 17	Inside the Bascilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth 24 Oct, 17	Inside the Bascilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth 24 Oct, 17	Inside the Bascilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth 24 Oct, 17
Sacred altar inside the Bascilica of the Annunciation.jpg	The Bnot Yaakov Bridge on the way to Golan Heights 25 Oct,17	Dave looking into one of the bunkers at Golan Heights 25 Oct,17	Strang metal sculptures on the way up the mountain 25 Oct,17
Strange metal sculptures on the way up the mountain 25 Oct,17	Golan Heights the site of a major battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War	Travel direction sign 25 Oct,17	Top of Golan Heights 25 Oct,17
Looking down into the valley 25 Oct,17	Looking down into the valley 25 Oct,17	Looking at Syria from Golan Heights 25 Oct,17	Looking at Syria from Golan Heights 25 Oct,17
Here I am just about to enter the bunker 25 Oct,17	Inside the bunker 25 Oct,17	View the soldiers had from the trenches	Trenches to protect the soldiers
Two of the Israeli soldiers on lookout duty 25 Oct,17	Israeli English :-)	Dave enjoying the local beer 25 Oct,17	Cute bird perched on a lamp post 25 Oct,17
The Golan Brew House where we had our beer tasting 25 Oct,17	Dave and Robert enjoying the beer tasting	Valley of Tears War Memorial	Valley of Tears War Memorial
Valley of Tears War Memorial 25 Oct,17	Having my photo taken with one of the soldiers at the Memorial 25 Oct,17	Morgy telling us a little history on the Golan Heights region while waiting for our jeeps	Our jeep has arrived 25 Oct,17
Liz, Don, Claire, Garry Dave and I in the jeep 25 Oct,17	The beginning of our jeep tour around the Golan Heights	Our tour guide giving us a history lesson on the Yom Kippur War	Mines still in the Golan Heights area to this day 25 Oct,17
Views on the way to Galilee 25 Oct,17	Our first glimpse of the Sea of Galilee 25 Oct,17	Dave getting ready to paddle in the Sea of Galilee 25 Oct,17	Lots of us having photos taken at the Sea of Galilee 25 Oct,17
Dave and Rene paddling in the Sea of Galilee 25 Oct,17	Yet another photo in the Sea of Galilee 25 Oct,17	Dave and I are standing at sea level 26 Oct, 17	The Sea of Galilee 209 metres below sea level
Views on the way to Kabbutz Degania 26 Oct, 17	Kabbutz Degania situated at the southern end of the Sea of Galilee, established in 1910	Our guide at Kibbutz Degania 26 Oct, 17	Succulent dates on offer at the kibbutz 26 Oct, 17
Garry relaxing while listening to the history of the kibbutz	The Pioneers' House built in 1922	A resident of the kibbutz 26 Oct, 17	Housing at the kibbutz 26 Oct, 17
Another resident of the kibbutz 26 Oct, 17	One of the bunkers on the property 26 Oct, 17	Unusual tree trunk 26 Oct, 17	Unusual tree on the property 26 Oct, 17
Kibbutz Degania was established in 1910 these old photos are from that period and after	Old photos of the early kibbutz members	Bloomers worn by the lady in the previous photo	Beehives in front of the house
Old photos of the early kibbutz members	Memorial on the property 26 Oct, 17	Unusual name for tobacco 26 Oct, 17	Information sign - Samakh Station 26 Oct, 17
Samakh Station built in 1905	Old carriages and silos	Old carriage	Old photo at the station taken in the 1920s
Refugees from WW1	Information plaque - Action at Samakh 25 Sept, 1918	A memorial honouring the Australian Light Horsemen	Information plaque - Australian Light Horsemen
Painting depicting the Australian Light Horse charge at Samakh	Information sign - Samakh battle and Samakh Station 26 Oct, 17	An old photo of one of the Australian Light Horsemen	Australian soldiers at Samakh Station in 1916
Turkish memorial for pilots shot down during WW1	Information sign - Turkish Memorial 26 Oct, 17	Turkish Memorial 26 Oct, 17	Information sign - Belvoir Fortress construction started in 1168 by the Crusaders
Remains of Belvoir Fortress 26 Oct, 17	Views from Belvoir Fortress 26 Oct, 17	Information sign - Crusader Fortress (Belvoir Fortress) 26 Oct, 17	Views from Belvoir Fortress 26 Oct, 17
Views from Belvoir Fortress 26 Oct, 17	Eastern gate of the fortress 26 Oct, 17	Belvoir Fortress is 20km south of the Sea of Galilee 26 Oct, 17	Remains of Belvoir Fortress 26 Oct, 17
Playing tourist at Belvoir Fortress 26 Oct, 17	Remains of Belvoir Fortress 26 Oct, 17	Remains of Belvoir Fortress 26 Oct, 17	Dave at Belvoir Fortress 26 Oct, 17
Dave and I at Belvoir Fortress 26 Oct, 17.	We have arrived in the outskirts of Jerusalem 26 Oct, 17	We are driving through a peaceful demonstration in Jerusalem 26 Oct, 17	We are driving through a peaceful demonstration in Jerusalem 26 Oct, 17
Yad Vashem Holocost Museum 27 Oct, 17	Information sign - The Avenue of the Righteous 27 Oct, 17	The Avenue of the Righteous 27 Oct, 17	Oskar Schindler's tree on The Avenue of the Righteous 27 Oct, 17
Oskar Schindler's tree on The Avenue of the Righteous 27 Oct, 17	A tribute to the brave 27 Oct, 17	The Children's Memorial 27 Oct, 17	Passageway into the memorial 27 Oct, 17
Stone carving of a child on the way into the memorial 27 Oct, 17	The Children's Memorial 27 Oct, 17	A very moving and incredible piece of art depicting a devastating time in our history	A map of Jerusalem during Herod's reign
A model of Jerusalem during King Herod's reign 27 Oct, 17	A model of Jerusalem during King Herod's reign 27 Oct, 17	A model of Jerusalem during King Herod's reign 27 Oct, 17	A model of Jerusalem during King Herod's reign 27 Oct, 17
A model of Jerusalem during King Herod's reign 27 Oct, 17	Information sign - Sarcophagus Roman period	Sarcophagus Roman period	Information sign - Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are kept 27 Oct, 17
Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are kept 27 Oct, 17	Information sign - The Nano Bible 27 Oct, 17	The Nano Bible 27 Oct, 17	The Latrun Tank Museum 27 Oct, 17
Inside a tank with unavoidable reflections 27 Oct, 17	A little bit of fun, I couldn't resist 27 Oct, 17	Information sign - The Knesset Menorah sculptured by Benno Elkan 1956	The Knesset Menorah sculptured by Benno Elkan 1956
Standing in front of the Knesset Menorah 27 Oct, 17	The Jerusalem War Cemetery 28 Oct, 17	Brick in the cemetery wall depicting the Camel Corps	Brick in the cemetery wall depicting different regiments
Brick in the cemetery wall Australian Imperial Forces	Dave at the Jerusalem War Cemetery 28 Oct, 17	Australian graves 28 Oct, 17	Australian graves
Grave of M Powell - 4th Australian Light Horse - Age 22	Grave of W Taylor - 1st Australian Battalion Imperial Camel Corps	Dave laying a poppy 28 Oct, 17	Churches we saw on the way to the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17
Beautiful art on the front of the church 28 Oct, 17	The Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	The Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	One of the gates to the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17
Inside the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	Beautiful mural inside the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	Walking through the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	Walking through the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17
Walking through the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	Walking through the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	Walking through the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	Stations of the Cross - Station V
Stations of the Cross - Station VI	Stations of the Cross - Station VIII	Spices and fruit for sale 28 Oct, 17	Lots of nick-nackes for sale 28 Oct, 17
Lots of everything for sale 28 Oct, 17	Dave gathering the group in one spot 28 Oct, 17	Walking through the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	Walking through the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17
Walking through the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	Walking through the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	Walking through the Holy Sepulchre Church 28 Oct, 17	33 The Holy Sepulcher Church 28 Oct, 17
The Holy Sepulchre Church 28 Oct, 17	Orthodox procession going to the church 28 Oct, 17	Orthodox procession going to the church 28 Oct, 17	Orthodox procession going to the church 28 Oct, 17
nside the Holy Sepulchre Church 28 Oct, 17	Inside the Holy Sepulchre Church 28 Oct, 17	Inside the Holy Sepulchre Church 28 Oct, 17	Inside the Holy Sepulchre Church 28 Oct, 17
Tomb of the Christ inside the Holy Sepulchre Church 28 Oct, 17	Tomb of the Christ inside the Holy Sepulchre Church 28 Oct, 17	Inside the Holy Sepulchre Church 28 Oct, 17	Inside the Holy Sepulchre Church 28 Oct, 17
Outside the Holy Sepulchre Church 28 Oct, 17	Back in the marketplace 28 Oct, 28	Back in the marketplace 28 Oct, 28	Looking at the Rock of the Dome from the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17
Looking at the Rock of the Dome from the Old City of Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	The Rock of the Dome in Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	The Rock of the Dome in the background 28 Oct, 17	Information sign - The Elias Sourasky Archaeological Garden
The Elias Sourasky Archaeological Garden	Standing outside Jaffa Gate 28 Oct, 17	On our way to Bethlehem 28 Oct, 17	A play on words the - Walled Off Hotel - right next to the wall separating Israel and Palestine
The concrete wall separating Israel and Palestine 28 Oct, 17	The concrete wall separating Israel and Palestine 28 Oct, 17	We've arrived at Shepherd's Field - legend says that the shepherds were told about Christ's birth	Shepherd's cave where the angel appeared to the shepherds 28 Oct, 17
Inside the cave 28 Oct, 17	Inside the cave 28 Oct, 17	Inside the cave 28 Oct, 17	Inside the cave 28 Oct, 17
Chapel of Shepherd's Field built in 1953	Inside the Chapel of Shepherd's Field built in 1953	Inside the Chapel of Shepherd's Field built in 1953	Inside the Chapel of Shepherd's Field built in 1953
Inside the Chapel of Shepherd's Field built in 1953	Driving through Bethlehem to the Church of the Nativity 28 Oct, 17	A car in a tree something you don't see very often 28 Oct, 17	Stars and Bucks 28 Oct, 17
Driving through Bethlehem to the Church of the Nativity 28 Oct, 17	The Church of he Nativity, Bethlehem 28 Oct, 17	Tiny doorway "The Door of Humility" to enter the church - that's not me .....taken just for scale	Ancient paintings inside the church being restored 28 Oct, 17
Inside the church, which is currently being restored to its original beauty 28 Oct, 17	Inside the church, which is currently being restored to its original beauty 28 Oct, 17	Inside the church, which is currently being restored to its original beauty 28 Oct, 17	Inside the church, which is currently being restored to its original beauty 28 Oct, 17
Stations of the Cross 28 Oct, 17	Beautiful stained glass 28 Oct, 17	Entrance to the church 28 Oct, 17	Church grounds and garden 28 Oct, 17
Inside the church grounds, Garry at the door labelled Casanova 28 Oct, 17	St George and the Dragon statue at the Church of the Nativity 28 Oct, 17	On our way back to Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17	On our way back to Jerusalem 28 Oct, 17
The concrete wall separating Israel and Palestine 28 Oct, 17	The concrete wall separating Israel and Palestine 28 Oct, 17	The concrete wall separating Israel and Palestine 28 Oct, 17	Back in Jerusalem and the walls of the Old City 28 Oct, 17
People being baptised in the Jordan River 29 Oct, 17	People being baptised in the Jordan River 29 Oct, 17	Israel on the near side and Jordan on the far side of the Jordan River 29 Oct, 17	Information sign - Baptismal Site 29 Oct, 17
Israeli soldiers - onboard inspection of the bus 29 Oct, 17	Israeli soldiers - on board inspection of the bus 29 Oct, 17	Entering he En Gedi Nature Park 29 Oct, 17	The Rock Hyrax the only animal we saw all day at the park 29 Oct, 17
A very arid national park	Masada - Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE	Masada - Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE	Catching the cable car to Masada 29 Oct, 2017
Catching the cable car to Masada 29 Oct, 2017	View from the cable car 29 Oct, 2017	Model of Masada 29 Oct, 2017	A list of the buildings and sites at the fortress 29 Oct, 2017
A view of the Dead Sea from Masada 29 Oct, 2017	Information sign - Commandant's Residence 29 Oct, 2017	Commandant's Residence 29 Oct, 2017	Part of an original wall mural
Part of an original wall mural	Information sign - Storeroom Complex 29 Oct, 2017	Storeroom Complex 29 Oct, 2017	Information sign - Northern Palace entrance stairway 29 Oct, 2017
Northern Palace entrance stairway 29 Oct, 2017	A view of the Dead Sea from Masada 29 Oct, 2017	A model of Herod's Palace - Masada	View of the countryside below Masada 29 Oct, 2017
View of the countryside below Masada 29 Oct, 2017	Information sign - Bathing Roman Style 29 Oct, 2017	Model of the bathhouse 29 Oct, 2017	Model of the bathhouse 29 Oct, 2017
Herod's Bathhouse	Herod's Bathhouse	Herod's Bathhouse	Herod's Bathhouse
Herod's Bathhouse	Herod's Bathhouse	View of the countryside below Masada 29 Oct, 2017	Dave at Masada 29 Oct, 2017
Information sign - Synagogue 29 Oct, 2017	Synagogue 29 Oct, 2017	Synagogue 29 Oct, 2017	Information sign - Columbarium Tower 29 Oct, 2017
Columbarium Tower 29 Oct, 2017	Columbarium Tower 29 Oct, 2017	Information sign - The Breaching Point 29 Oct, 2017	The Breaching Point 29 Oct, 2017
Information sign - Byzantine Church 29 Oct, 2017	Byzantine Church 29 Oct, 2017	Byzantine Church 29 Oct, 2017	Floor murals inside the Byzantine Church 29 Oct, 2017
Dave at Masada 29 Oct, 2017	Dave with the Dead Sea in the background 29 Oct, 2017	Moi floating in the Dead Sea 29 Oct, 17	Dave and Garry floating in the dead sea at sunset
So much fun 29 Oct, 17	So much fun 29 Oct, 17	Today we follow the ANZAC Trail 30 Oct, 17	Countryside on the way to Beersheba (Be'er Sheva) 30 Oct, 17
Countryside on the way to Beersheba (Be'er Sheva) 30 Oct, 17	First sighting of a Beersheer or Be'er Sheva sign 30 Oct, 17	Heading towards the border between Israel and Palestine	Bus stop with abomb shelter next to it 30 Oct, 17
Gaza Strip in Palestine in the distance 30 Oct, 17	Information plaque - ANZAC Memorial 30 Oct, 17	Information sign - ANZAC Memorial 30 Oct, 17	ANZAC Memorial 30 Oct, 17
Dave standing in front of the ANZAC Memorial 30 Oct, 17	ANZAC Memorial 30 Oct, 17	Information plaque - ANZAC Memorial 30 Oct, 17	Gaza in the background 30 Oct, 17
Mines are still a problem 30 Oct, 17	Another bus stop with a bomb shelter next to it 30 Oct 17	Israeli flag 30 Oct, 17	Information plaque - Old Railway Bridge 30 Oct, 17
Old tracks	Information sign - Shalal Church Hill Lookout 30 Oct, 17	Looking at the countryside from the lookout	Gaza in the distance 30 Oct, 17
We are now at the Israeli Air Force Museum 30 Oct, 17	A beautiful Israeli girl on the gate to greet us 30 Oct, 17	Colourful Bougainvillea 30 Oct, 17	Information sign - Boeing 707 plane 30 Oct, 17
This is where we heard a little about the Israeli Air Force 30 Oct, 17	Information sign - Turbofan Jet 30 Oct, 17	Turbofan Jet 30 Oct, 17	Information sign - McDonnell Douglas Skyhawk
McDonnell Douglas Skyhawk	Information sign - Seabee 30 Oct, 17	Seabee 30 Oct, 17	Dave crashing my photo
Information sign - Tiger Moth 30 Oct, 17	Tiger Moth 30 Oct, 17	The plane was there we had to do it :-)	Information sign - Beersheba 30 Oct, 17
Information sign - Tel Be'er Sheva 30 Oct, 17	Tel (mound) Be'er Sheva 30 Oct, 17	Tel - is a place where people lived for many thousands of years	Tel (mound) Be'er Sheva 30 Oct, 17
Information sign - A Four Room House 30 Oct, 17	A Four Room House 30 Oct, 17	Information sign - The Early Street 30 Oct, 17	The Early Street 30 Oct, 17
The Early Street 30 Oct, 17	Camels are worth a lot of money in Israel 30 Oct, 17	Young Camel Herder	One white camel among the brown 30 Oct, 17
Camels grazing 30 Oct, 17	Camels heading to their pen 30 Oct, 17	Camels penned 30 Oct, 17	Information sign - Turkish Railway Station 1915
Turkish Railway Station 1915	At the Turkish Railway Station 1915	Old steam train at the Turkish Railway Station 30 Oct, 17	Memorial to Mustafa Ataturk 30 Oct, 17
On our way to Be'er Sheva (Beersheba) 31 Oct, 17	Australian Prime Minister giving a speech at the Beersheba Memorial Service 31 Oct, 17	The Honour Guard at the Service 31 Oct, 17	The Honour Guard at the Service 31 Oct, 17
The Israeli Prime Minister attending the service 31 Oct, 17	Joe Hockey at the service 31 Oct, 17	World War I graves 31 Oct, 17	The streets are decorated with Israeli, Australian and New Zealand flags 31 Oct, 17
The streets are decorated with Israeli, Australian and New Zealand flags 31 Oct, 17	Children waiting to see the procession of horses and their riders	Waiting for the procession to start 31 Oct, 17	The procession has started with a marching band 31 Oct, 17
The procession has started with an Israeli marching band 31 Oct, 17	Next the Aussie band 31 Oct, 17	And now the horses 31 Oct, 17	The riders are in full World War I battle attire 31 Oct, 17
The riders are in full World War I battle attire 31 Oct, 17	The riders are in full World War I battle attire 31 Oct, 17	The riders are in full World War I battle attire 31 Oct, 17	The riders are in full World War I battle attire 31 Oct, 17
The riders are in full World War I battle attire 31 Oct, 17	The riders are in full World War I battle attire 31 Oct, 17	The riders are in full World War I battle attire 31 Oct, 17	Local kids enjoying the day 31 Oct, 17
Centennial celebrations begin 31 Oct, 17	The audience waiting for the re-enactment to begin 31 Oct, 17	The riders and horses are all waiting 31 Oct, 17	The re-enactment is about to begin
Lining up for the charge 31 Oct, 17	Lining up for the charge 31 Oct, 17	Lining up for the charge 31 Oct, 17	Both Israeli and Australian Prime Ministers looking on
On the move 31 Oct, 17	The charge ended up being a fast trot 31 Oct, 17	The charge ended up being a fast trot 31 Oct, 17	The charge ended up being a fast trot 31 Oct, 17
The charge ended up being a fast trot 31 Oct, 17	They have come to a halt in front of the Prime Ministers 31 Oct, 17	The horsemen meeting the Prime Ministers 31 Oct, 17	The horsemen meeting the Prime Ministers 31 Oct, 17
Leaving the arena 31 Oct, 17	Leaving the arena 31 Oct, 17	Leaving the arena 31 Oct, 17	The Prime Ministers enjoying the occasion
One last charge 31 Oct, 17	Map of Amman Citadel 2 Nov, 17	Information sign - The Ayyubid Watch Tower 2 Nov, 17	The Ayyubid Watch Tower 2 Nov, 17
Amman Citadel in Jordan 2 Nov, 17	Amman Citadel in Jordan 2 Nov, 17	Information sign - Byzantine Church 550 AD	Byzantine Church 550 AD
A beautiful day exploring Amman Citadel 2 Nov, 17	A beautiful day exploring Amman Citadel 2 Nov, 17	On our way to Madaba and the ancient mosaic of Jerusalem 2 Nov, 17	Street art in Madaba 2 Nov, 17
Information sign - The Citadel 2 Nov, 17	Colourful rugs on sale in Madaba 2 Nov, 17	Information sign - The different civilizations for many thousands of years	Information sign - The different civilizations for many thousands of years
Information sign - The different civilizations for many thousands of years	Ancient amphitheatre in the heart of modern Amman 2 Nov, 17	Modern Amman in Jordan 2 Nov, 17	Dave at Amman Citadel 2 Nov, 17
Amman ancient and modern	St George Greek Orthodox Church home to the ancient mosaic of Jerusalem	Dave and Garry standing outside the church 2 Nov, 17	Information sign - The ancient mosaic of Jerusalem 2 Nov, 17
The ancient mosaic map of Madaba depicting Jerusalem and the Middle East	25 The Map of Madaba dated 6th Century AD	The Map of Madaba dated 6th Century AD	The Map of Madaba dated 6th Century AD
The ancient mosaic map of Madaba depicting Jerusalem and the Middle East	Inside St George, the Greek Orthodox Church 2 Nov, 17	Inside St George, the Greek Orthodox Church 2 Nov, 17	Inside St George, the Greek Orthodox Church 2 Nov, 17
St George's bell tower 2 Nov, 17	Jordanian Nativity Scene 2 Nov, 17	Jordanian flag 2 Nov, 17	What every young lad should wear
Decorative sand in a bottle 2 Nov, 17	On the bus again heading to the Moses Memorial 2 Nov, 17	On the bus again heading to the Moses Memorial 2 Nov, 17	Mount Nebo Siyagha Memorial to Moses 2 Nov, 17
Views of the Promised Land from Mt Nebo 2 Nov, 17	Stone carving honouring Pope John Paul II	Faces carved into the stone 2 Nov, 17	Dave pointing to the promised land 2 Nov, 17
Another view of the Promised Land 2 Nov, 17	Some sort of nut or fruit 2 Nov, 17	Inside the Byzantine Church with its ancient mosaic floor 2 Nov, 17	Inside the Byzantine Church with its ancient mosaic floor and columns
Inside the Byzantine Church with its ancient mosaic floor and columns	Ancient mosaic floor 2 Nov, 17	A modern church built over the old 2 Nov, 17	Ancient mosaic floor 2 Nov, 17
Ancient walls and mosaic floor of the old church 2 Nov, 17	Ancient mosaic floor 2 Nov, 17	Here I am standing on Mt Nebo with the Promised Land in the background - amazing experience	Beautiful iron cross on Mt Nebo
Information sign - The Abu Badd - rolling stone door 2 Nov, 17	Rolling door of a Byzantine Monastery 2 Nov, 17	Creating mosaics 2 Nov, 17	Creating mosaics 2 Nov, 17
Beautiful mosaics 2 Nov, 17	Beautiful mosaics 2 Nov, 17	Creating mosaics 2 Nov, 17	The finished product
The finished product	The finished product 2 Nov, 17	Zizia Railway Station which was captured by the ANZAC Light Horse late in WW I	Sheep watching us watching them 2 Nov, 17
Sheep on the tracks very curious of us 2 Nov, 17	Children also very curious of us 2 Nov, 17	Driving to Petra in Jordan 3 Nov, 17	Sandstone cliffs 3 Nov, 17
One of the hundreds of buildings, tombs and temples at Petra	Information sign - Bab El Siq is Arabic for gateway to the siq	Obelisk Tomb and Bab el Triclinium which was carved by the Nabataeans in the 1st century AD.	The Tunnel 1st Century BC when Nabataeans starting building structures
Information sign - The Siq a natural sandstone gorge 3 Nov, 17	Our journey through the gorge has started 3 Nov,17	The Siq a natural sandstone gorge 3 Nov 17	Driving to Petra in Jordan 3 Nov, 17
Amazing sandstone walls 3 Nov, 17	Welcome to Petra dated 1st Century AD 3 Nov, 17	One of the horses used to take people around Petra 3 Nov, 17	One of the horses used to take people around Petra 3 Nov, 17
An alternate way to travel around Petra 3 Nov, 17	Sandstone rocks with caves that housed the Bedouins 3 Nov, 17	Sandstone cliffs and caves 3 Nov, 17	Local rider 3 Nov, 17
Welcome to Petra 3 Nov, 17	Sandstone cliffs 3 Nov, 17	One of the hundreds of buildings, tombs and temples at Petra	Information sign - Bab El Siq is Arabic for gateway to the siq
Obelisk Tomb and Bab el Triclinium which was carved by the Nabataeans in the 1st century AD.	The Tunnel 1st Century BC when Nabataeans starting building structures	Information sign - The Siq a natural sandstone gorge 3 Nov, 17	Our journey through the gorge has started 3 Nov, 17
The Siq a natural sandstone gorge 3 Nov, 17	Amazing sandstone walls 3 Nov, 17	Beautiful natural patterns in the sandstone 3 Nov, 17	Walking through The Siq 3 Nov, 17
Walking through The Siq 3 Nov, 17	Riding through The Siq 3 Nov, 17	Elephant Rock - because it looks like an elephant 3 Nov, 17	The cliff walls are so close they look as though they are touching 3 Nov, 17
The cliff walls are so close they look as though they are touching 3 Nov, 17	The cliff walls are so close they look as though they are touching 3 Nov, 17	Information sign - Sabinos Alexendros Station - Sacred stone blocks	Sabinos Alexendros Station - Sacred stone blocks
Sabinos Alexendros Station - Sacred stone blocks	Information sign - Camel Caravan Reliefs 100-50 BC	Camel Caravan Reliefs 100-50 BC	If you look closely you see the camel's legs and lower body behind the legs and lower body of the person
Sandstone cliffs 3 Nov, 17	Almost through the Siq (gateway) to the Treasury	Almost through 3 Nov, 17	Almost through the Siq (gateway) to the Treasury
After a long trek the Treasury 3 Nov, 17	Dave in front of the Treasury 3 Nov, 17	Rene with hundreds of others in front of the Treasury 3 Nov, 17	Camels at the Treasury 3 Nov, 17
Camels at the Treasury 3 Nov, 17	Treasury walls 3 Nov, 17	Treasury walls 3 Nov, 17	Petra 3 Nov, 17
Petra 3 Nov, 17	Petra 3 Nov, 17	The hustle and bustle of Petra 3 Nov, 17	One of the hundreds of buildings, tombs and temples at Petra
Walking to the Monastery 3 Nov, 17	Walking to the Monastery 3 Nov, 17	Three thousand seat theatre from 1st Century	Local policeman talking to his horse 3 Nov, 17
One of the hundreds of buildings, tombs and temples at Petra	One of the hundreds of buildings, tombs and temples at Petra	One of the hundreds of buildings, tombs and temples at Petra	Nymphaeum - ancient fountain 3 Nov, 17
Information sign - Colonnaded Street 100-200 AD	Colonnaded Street 100-200 AD	Colonnaded Street 100-200 AD	Colonnaded Street 100-200 AD
Camels and horses walking along the Colonnaded Street 3 Nov, 17	Starting our hike up to the Monastery 3 Nov, 17	People also ride up to the Monastery 3 Nov, 17	Looking back over the cliffs 3 Nov, 17
Looking back over the cliffs 3 Nov, 17	The different people you meet on the way to the top 3 Nov, 17	Looking back over the cliffs 3 Nov, 17	Still hiking to the top 3 Nov, 17
Dave waiting for me to catch up 3 Nov, 17	The Monastery - well worth the climb up the mountain 3 Nov, 17	The Monastery - well worth the climb up the mountain 3 Nov, 17	I finally made it to the top of the mountain and the Monastery (Ad-Deir) 3 Nov, 17
Dave at the Monastery, Petra 3 Nov, 17	Dave and I in front of the Ad-Deir 3 Nov, 17	Dave and I in front of the Ad-Deir 3 Nov, 17	Riding to the Monastery 3 Nov, 17
Views from the Monastery 3 Nov, 17	Views from the Monastery 3 Nov, 17	We have started our descent down the mountain 3 Nov, 17	The different people you meet on the way to the bottom 3 Nov, 17
On the way down the mountain 3 Nov, 17	On the way down the mountain 3 Nov, 17	On the way down meeting people ascending 3 Nov, 17	Little goat herder 3 Nov, 17
Little goat herder 3 Nov, 17	On the way down meeting people ascending 3 Nov, 17	A little cuteness 3 Nov, 17	Dave, Claire and Garry 3 Nov, 17
Back at the Colonnaded Street 3 Nov, 17	Back at the Colonnaded Street 3 Nov, 17	Watch out don't get bitten 3 Nov, 17	Watch out don't get run over 3 Nov, 17
Back in the Siq 3 Nov, 17	9Our group after the climb to the Monastery about to have a cool wine-beer 3 Nov, 17	Couldn't resist this one, very rude I know :-)	Camel and rider at Petra 3 Nov, 17
Petra what a wonderful experience 3 Nov, 17	Petra what a wonderful experience 3 Nov, 17	Many of the caves in Petra 3 Nov, 17	Dave in front of one of the hundreds of buildings, tombs and temples at Petra 3 Nov, 17
Leaving our hotel in Petra 4 Nov, 17	Welcome to Wadi Rum 4 Nov, 17	Dave at Wadi Rum 4 Nov, 17	Rene at Wadi Rum 4 Nov, 17
Beautiful mountainous Wadi Rum 4 Nov, 17	Getting ready for our tour of Wadi Rum 4 Nov, 17	Garry, Claire and Dave 4 Nov, 17	Rene, Don and Liz 4 Nov, 17
The journey begins 4 Nov, 17	Camel train in the distance walking across the desert 4 Nov, 17	Beautiful Wadi Rum, Jordan 4 Nov, 17	Andi enjoying beautiful Wadi Rum, Jordan 4 Nov, 17
Andi enjoying beautiful Wadi Rum, Jordan 4 Nov, 17	Dave at Wadi Rum 4 Nov, 17	On the move again 4 Nov, 17	Ancient Anfashieh Inscriptions
Ancient Anfashieh Inscriptions	Ancient Anfashieh Inscriptions	Ancient Anfashieh Inscriptions	Camels are called ships of the desert 4 Nov, 17
The camel train awaits 4 Nov, 17	Up close and personal 4 Nov, 17	Camel train walking across the desert 4 Nov, 17	Camel train walking across the desert 4 Nov, 17
Carving in the rock of Lawrence of Arabia 4 Nov, 17	Carving in the rock of King Abdullah 4 Nov, 17	Making tea for our group 4 Nov, 17	Carving in the rock of King Abdullah 4 Nov, 17
Carving in the rock of Lawrence of Arabia 4 Nov, 17	More ships of the desert 4 Nov, 17	Looking comfortable on a camel 4 Nov, 17	Jordanian flag 4 Nov, 17
Claire and Garry waiting for lunch in the Bedouin tent 4 Nov, 17	Dave and I relaxing in the tent 4 Nov, 17	Cooking our lunch in a earth oven or cooking pit 4 Nov, 17	Starting to dig our lunch out of the ground 4 Nov, 17
Starting to dig our lunch out of the ground 4 Nov, 17	Almost there 4 Nov, 17	Our lunch is served 4 Nov, 17	Our lunch is ready 4 Nov, 17
Dave relaxing after lunch.	Mamluk Castle in 1916 a great Arab battle was fought and won against the Turks	Dave and I in Aqaba on the Red Sea 4 Nov, 17	In Aqaba on the Red Sea 4 Nov, 17

joseantonio		31-May-2018 04:02
thank you for sharing this amazing experience.V.

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