The Many Faces of Israel and Jordan

The Many Faces of Israel and Jordan is an introduction to pictures from a 14-day Elderhostel program in Israel and a 5-day extension to Jordan in March and April 2008. In Israel six nights were spent in Jerusalem; one night on the edge of the Dead Sea; three nights in a kibbutz in the Lower Galilee region; three nights in Tel Aviv. In Jordan two nights were spent in Amman; two nights in Petra; one night in Amman.

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Jerusalem-our guide, Marty, at the
Archeological Park. The parents of Marty's wife live less than two miles...

Jerusalem-a member of the Druze religion
at the City of David ruins. Contrary to our belief that we must be the...

Jerusalem-the backs, not the faces, of
these ladies looking at City of David ruins

Jerusalem-members of the Druze religion
at the City of David ruins

Jerusalem-young soldiers on a training
mission taking a break at the City of David ruins

Jerusalem-vendor selling freshly-baked
items

Jerusalem-Hana Pick, a holocaust
survivor, who talked to our group about being Anne Frank's next-door...

Jerusalem-Western Wall activity seen
from temporary entrance ramp to Temple Mount

Jerusalem-Western Wall activity seen
from temporary entrance ramp to Temple Mount

Jerusalem-Western Wall activity seen
from temporary entrance ramp to Temple Mount

Jerusalem-Western Wall activity seen
from temporary entrance ramp to Temple Mount

Jerusalem-Western Wall activity seen
from temporary entrance ramp to Temple Mount

Jerusalem-young ladies at the Western
Wall

Jerusalem-armed guard who traveled
with us is taking a break

Jerusalem-young boy minding the shop
or, in this case, a place on the street

Jerusalem-ladies on Temple Mount
probably reading the Quran

Jerusalem-postcard vendor on Temple
Mount

Jerusalem-children on terrace of Dome of
the Rock

Jerusalem-children on terrace of Dome of
the Rock

Jerusalem-children on terrace of Dome of
the Rock

Jerusalem-children on terrace of Dome of
the Rock

Jerusalem-Temple Mount Antiquities
Salvage Operation-discussion about the archeological endeavors near Temple Mount

Jerusalem-Temple Mount Antiquities
Operation with much of the work being done by volunteers

Jerusalem-Festival of the Arts dance
concert

Jerusalem-Festival of the Arts dance
concert

Jerusalem-Festival of the Arts dance
concert

Jerusalem-Festival of the Arts dance
concert performers whose appearance is not what you would expect in that.......

the white masks cover the back of their
heads as they keep their backs to the audience

Jerusalem-Church of the Dormition

Jerusalem-Church of the Dormition

Jerusalem-Ethiopian lady outside the
Chuch of the Holy Sepulchre

Jerusalem-Greek Orthodox priest in front
of Church of the Holy Sepulcher

Jerusalem-street entertainers attract
quite a crowd

Maaleh Adumin, an Ethiopian Jewish
immigrant, whose home we visited in Jerusalem

In Caesarea this unknown couple who we
think were having pictures taken because of their upcoming wedding had a...

Nazareth-Basilica of the Annunciation

Nazareth-Basilica of the Annunciation

Nazareth-Basilica of the Annunciation

Nazareth-Basilica of the Annunciation

Nazareth-Basilica of the Annunciation

Nazareth-a worker carrying a carcass of
a sheep into a restaurant

Dead Sea Region-floating in the salt
of the Dead Sea

Dead Sea Region-floating in the salt
water of the Dead Sea

Ein Gedi Field School-ibex on grounds of
lunch stop

Ein Gedi Field School-ibex with baby on
grounds of lunch stop

Lower Galilee-Kibbutz Lavi Hotel grounds
with our armed guard which gives entirely the wrong impression about...

Lower Galilee-Kibbutz Lavi Hotel grounds
seen while with Ester, a resident, on a walking tour

Galilee-at the Golan Heights Winery
we receive an explanation on the whys, whens, wheres, and hows of the...

Galilee-at the Golan Heights Winery
group members listen to a description of the next wine to be tasted

Tel Aviv-customers at the meting point
of two streets full of vendors' stalls and markets

Tel Aviv-the lady with the red hair/wig
certainly stood out at the Tuesday/Friday craft and fruit market

Tel Aviv-customers at the Tuesday/Friday
craft and fruit market

Tel Aviv-a vendor at the Tuesday/Friday
craft and fruit market

Tel Aviv-a vendor at the Tuesday/Friday
craft and fruit market

Tel Aviv-a customer who insisted he
wanted to have his picture taken at the Tuesday/Friday craft and fruit market

Tel Aviv-In Independence Hall is this
photograph of Theodor Herzl, the visionary of Zionism which fifty years later...

Tel Aviv-local fishermen fishing in the
Mediterranean Sea

Tel Aviv-couples dancing on promenade in
front of our hotel's rear entrance

Tel Aviv-Parasails in the wind of the
Mediterranean Sea dance and turn

Tel Aviv-a beach full of smiling faces

Akko-local fishermen on waterfront

Jaffa-what a fortunate group of people
to be sailing off the coast in the Meditteranean Sea on a beautiful day

Mount Nebo-near the Church of Moses,
the Abu Badd rolling stone

Masada-wildlife on guard at the remains
of mountain-top fortress used as early as 1st or 2nd century B.C.

Jordan-a Jordanian lady in front of
signs for "Royal Village" shopping

Amman-all types of women's clothing
on the second level of a store

Amman-young ladies at the Roman Theatre
reacting to people demonstrating from the stage how far a voice can be projected

Amman-young ladies at the Roman Theatre
reacting to people demonstrating from the stage how far a voice can be projected

Jerash-Hadrian's Arch-at the request of
our guide the boy selling cards gave his sales pitch in 11 languages

At the archeological ruins in Jerash
a group of female students who had just entered asked if they could practice...

At the archeological ruins in Jerash
a group of female students who had just entered asked if they could practice...

At the archeological ruins in Jerash
a group of female students who had just entered asked if they could practice...

At the archeological ruins in Jerash
a group of female students who had just entered asked if they could practice...

At the archeological ruins in Jerash
a group of female students who had just entered asked if they could practice...

At the archeological ruins in Jerash
a group of female students who had just entered asked if they could practice...

At the archeological ruins in Jerash
musicians play to demonstrate the fine acoustics of the theater

At the archeological ruins in Jerash
musicians play to demonstrate the fine acoustics of the theater

At the archeological ruins in Jerash
young Jordanian ladies sit on the top row listening to music played to...

At the archeological ruins in Jerash our
guide Adam demonstrates to an Elderhosteler how much sway is built into the...

At a souvenir market in Jerash sand is
being colored for use in small bottles painted on the inside with decorative...

Amman-ACOR Director, Barbara A. Porter
The American Center of Oriental Research in Amman is the largest research...

Amman-at the ACOR facility the
Elderhostelers are given a hands-on demonstration of the work entailed in...

Amman-at the ACOR facility the
Elderhostelers are given a hands-on demonstration of the work entailed in...

Madaba-an artist at the Madaba
Handicraft Center

Madaba-an artist at the Madaba
Handicraft Center

Madaba-an artist at the Madaba
Handicraft Center

Qumran-camel in parking lot available
for rides

At the entrance to Petra we passed by
this guard

At the entrance to Petra, a photograph
of King Hussein who died in 1999

At the entrance to Petra, a photograph o
King Abdullah II

At Petra a tourist has her picture taken
with a man who probably was willing to pose all day for the tips he might...

At Petra the stricken look on the face
of the lady passenger while her husband holds on tightly above his...

Petra-"Elephant Rock" when viewed in
the proper direction with the sun shining

The amusing faces of camels at Petra is
why I did not entitle this "people" instead of "faces"

Petra-camel No. 2

Petra-Camel No. 3

Petra-Camel No. 4

Petra-Camel No. 5

Petra-Camel No. 6

Petra-this lady vendor was sitting near
the famous Treasury trying to sell jewelry to tourists

Petra-the baby sleeping next to his
mother in the prior picture woke up from his nap

Petra-the lady sits near the famous
Treasury trying to sell jewelry to tourists

Petra-it is a
from the entrance to the site. Although I walked it, I recommend...

Petra-Camel No. 7

Petra-another man who I think played
his musical instrument and posed for pictures all day for the tips he might...

Petra-Camel No. 8

Petra-a lady made of tile in one of the
few structures open to tourists

Petra-a man made of tile in the floor
of one of few structures open to tourists

Petra-this small boy was sitting on the
ground near where there was a herd of goats being tended so I assume...

Petra-this person came up to me while I
was photographing the surroundings and smiled a toothy grin asking if...

Petra-if I had used any of the forms of
transportation available during the five-mile round-trip journey this one...

Kerak-Our Jordanian guide, Adam, at the
Crusaders citadel near Kerak

article published 3/3/2009

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