Almost a month ago, I packed up the largest suitcase my family owns, kissed my wife and daughter goodbye, and took off to the Republic […] Read More
Category: Travel
Various Reflections on Trips and Travel
There was no Christmas music playing in Ben Gurion Airport at midnight last night. Or was that this morning? And how did it only take us five hours to make an 11 hour flight?
Either because it was Friday or because it was later in the day, the crowds were not heavy in the chapels or the Garden of Gethsemane. The olive trees in the Garden may be over 2,000 years old, so it is possible that they were there when Christ was betrayed.
Porcupines are bigger than you think. You think they are about the size of a loaf of bread, right? I did too, until I saw one in real life.