1/22/2006

Some Photos from Israel

Negev desert, inside the world's largest crater. This one was taken from atop a mountain

desert


The bibilical mountain of Sodom, which was destroyed by God, and where Lot's wife turned to salt. (Sodom apparently means "salt" in Hebrew, though in English it sadly has other connotations).

sodom


The Red Sea at Eilat, the city at the southernmost tip of Israel in between Egypt and Jordan. The distant lights belong to Egypt.

red sea


The white and salty beaches of the Dead Sea, where the salt content in the water is 40 times that of normal sea water. It was the low season so Boyfriend and I were the only people on the beach.

salty beach


The Dead Sea. The mountains in the distance belong to Jordan and mark the Israeli-Jordanian border.

dead sea


Israeli flags flying in the Old City in Jerusalem.

flag


Arab women buying and selling vegetables at the Arab Market at the Damascus Gate in the Old City.

arab market


Arab children posing for the camera in the Muslim Quarter in the Old City.

arab children


Beautiful streets inside the Old City.

street

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