Day 12 After just 6 hours of sleep we woke up at 8 in the hostel and got ready to go to the old city. As I was going back to Tel Aviv later in the day, I quickly packed my bags and checked out. We took a long stroll to the old city where we arrived just before our tour started. We all went on the Western Wall tunnel tour which took us right to the bottom of the wall and all the way along. The tour was very informative and gave me a whole new view of the wall. ...

Day 11 This morning we woke up and packed our bags, leaving the Kormans, our lovely host family for the past few days. Andy gave us a lift into the city, stopping at the Jerusalem hostel, our first dorm room of the trip. We quickly checked in and put down our bags, hopping straight back into the car for a lift to Yad Vashem. Yad vashem was nothing short of incredible and I can see why people could spend days there. Every exhibit was as interesting as the last ...

Steves 7 in 7 (Israel) (7 things Steve has learnt in 7 Days in Israel) 1. Noone Jaywalks (for a good reason) 2. Anything less than a shekel is completely useless 3. Max Brenner syringes are god. 4. Cab drivers will give you a Better price if you talk in Hebrew. 5. It's normal for people to walk with guns bigger than themselves 6. Lounge chairs on the beach are definitely worth the 12 shekel 7. If you can think of something to buy you can find it at the Ja...

Day 9 Today was a long day starting at 9am and not ending until 2 the next morning. We left tel aviv and headed to meet Arryn in Jerusalem. After walking a while, grabbing lunch and catching several buses, we made it to Arryns cousins, Ezra and Andy Korman, just outside Jerusalem. Whilst technically we were in the West Bank, we are in a very secure settlement called Kfar Adummim, so don't worry mothers. As soon as we got here, we went to the shops with Andy an...