Nazareth and Jerusalem

Tel-Aviv University

Nazareth

Nazareth. Very crowded.

Old City of Jerusalem.

Nazareth
Took the bus up to the city of Nazareth the other day. It was 2.5 hrs from Tel Aviv by Bus. That was quite an exprience. I asked the bus driver to drop me off near the historical sites...so he drops me off and i look around and i realize i have no idea where i am. Probably should have bought a map or something before i got there. So i just started wandering and eventually found my bearings (and a map). There were only a few places to see there. Mainly churches.

1. The Church of the Annunciation (Tradition claim that it was the site where the Angel Gabriel announceed to Mary about Jesus' birth)
2. The Church of St. Joseph's Carpentry (The traditional location for the workshop of Joseph)
3. Synagogue Church (where Jesus preached)
4. Mary's well

So i finished this tour in about 45min then went for some falafel...which was amazing...then spent 45min trying to figue out which bus i needed to get back to Tel Aviv. Eventually i ended up taking a taxi to another city then taking a sherut (spelling?)...basically its a shared taxi. So, that was my trip to Nazareth.

Jerusalem: The Old City
An amazing place. A clash of religions...and alot of tourists. I cannot believe how many people are speaking english here! I arrived yesterday afternoon and did some exploring of the old city. I went to the top of a hostel there and saw a beautiful aerial view of the city...it was breathtaking. Tomorrow i will explore the city some more and so i will write more about it later

Jerusalem: New City
I am staying in a hostel called the Jerusalem Hostel, which is about a 10min walk to the Jaffa Gate in the Old City. It is a very popular place, lots of people around. Today i did some exploring of the 'new city' (which is huge). I walked from 10-7pm. So, i am quite tired right now. Here is a sum of what i saw today.

• The German Quarter (filled with shops and cafes).
• The Monastery of the Cross (greek orthodox)
• Shrine of the Book (AMAZING! more on this later)
• Israel Museum
• Market place (crazy)
• Hebrew University

I have more to write but i am running out of time. I will give more details later!