Since have 4 hours waiting for my taxi to the airport so I can sit and wait 6 hours for my flight back to Istanbul I might as well finish this. The transport system in Israel is really good. There are dual carriage way high ways between every major town. The public bus system to some of the smaller towns can be a little problematic, especially on Shabbat. The accommodation is terrible. The places I have stayed are waaayy over priced. I can get better rooms in Asi...

So I'm back in Jerusalem and today I went to Yad Vashem. it is a Holocaust memorial on a hill here for the 6mil jews killed in the Holocaust. The main triangular building covers the whole thing from the start through the second world war till the end. I found it a bit hard to follow, at times there are 3 different TVs you can hear and try to follow. Most of it is in german or Hebrew, with subtitles. There is some very graphic film and photos. The Hall of Names wa...

I was at a loose end so I decided to do a rampart walk. You can walk around the top of the wall from Jaffa gate to Damascus gate. Well I timed it so I would be done by 3 to miss the march at 4. Today is Jerusalem day and the Palestinians plan to march through the city at 4. The Israeli's are not going to let that happen. So when I get to the gate the Israeli's are dancing and singing and blocking the way through. There is a line of cops between them trying to kee...

The Mount of Olives is where Jesus was betrayed and where he was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. It is also believed to be the place where, on Judgement day, God will redeem the dead so it is covered in cemeteries. They all want to be the first So I set off to see this and the landmarks all the way up. On the way I found the Church of the Holy Sepulchre so I stopped and got photo's cos I might not find it again. For breakfast I had bread, kinda like a Fren...

In Jerusalem there is fact and there is stories and beliefs. Sometimes these come together sometimes you either believe or you don't. In fact make that all Israel. So the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is where the Jews, Christians, Orthodox and Coptics believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. They have had wars over the ownership of the place and now they all own a part of it. So no one has an advantage over the others a muslim family hold the keys and...