Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Arrival in Israel






Wow! We do so much and I'm usually exhausted at the end of the day. We crossed the border into Israel today. Jordan was fun! We visited Petra, which was amazing. You can't see it until you're in it. We walked along the narrow canyon and after about an hour it was just there. Then yesterday morning we began the drive to the border, stopping along the way to visit Mount Nebo, where Moses saw the promised land before he died. The border crossing this afternoon went smoothly and we are now staying at a guest house in Israel. We're only here for a night, which is too bad. The grounds are really beautiful so we strolled around a little before dinner, watching the sunset and eating grapes from the vine in the gardens. We're sad to leave this morning, but we have a pretty exciting day ahead of us!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Glad you've made it! How about a brief (or long if you prefer) explanation on the Israel pictures? Looks like you just go from one movie set to another.

CassieU said...

JEALOUS!! grapes from the vine...i hope someone was feeding them to you...being that you are the queen and all...Jake saw the first photo...and said...."they saw the Holy Grail"...hehehe...I've said it once, i'll say it again... I"M SOOO HAPPY FOR YOU BOTH!!! wowser.

Jason Todd said...

love the pictures.
Have fun elita!!!!
We miss you at school

pifaith said...

Amazimg views into Israel, I assume. Is that what Moses saw? Petra sounded like an interesting hike. Go girls!