Tuesday, July 4, 2017

7/4/2017 Israel Day 8: Ein Gedi, Stalactite Cave, Jerusalem

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This morning we hiked up Ein Gedi, splashed in the waterfalls, played with the Nubian ibexes, and hiked back down.  I kept the teenagers occupied by retelling Samuel 23 & 24. David was a charismatic rock star, and political "player," trying to take the Judean throne from King Saul.  My daughter actually knew the stories better than me but neither her friend, nor his parents knew it.

Hide-out
where David was evading Saul and 3,000 troops

























Then we drove to the stalactite cave, where we went on a tour, led by a great tour guide who patiently repeated parts of the tour in English when our Hebrew was insufficient.


















The photos do not capture the amazing display and lighting.

Finally we drove to Jerusalem where we ate and walked around a little.  We picked up some souvenirs.


















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