by Susan Jagannath | Mar 29, 2009 | Travel
Gums on the Jordan I wondered what was wrong with this picture of the site that commemorates the baptism of Jesus – look closely and you will see that the trees are distinctly unbiblical..this could almost be any river in Australia. Those are eucalytus. Much of...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 28, 2009 | Churches, Travel
Angels we have heard This is the inside of the dome in the chapel at Shepherd’s Field outside Bethlehem. I liked the light pouring into the little chamber better than the murals on the walls, which were rather predictable. The quiet fields are now gardens that...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 28, 2009 | Places
Tower of David Originally uploaded by rael10 This is the Citadel of David. While its now an impressive castle, in fact, it is a crusader built citadel, and now a museum, that I didnt have time to visit. While the whole of the Old City is a walled city, its at the...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 27, 2009 | Places, Women
What’s a mosque doing right next to the latest version of the Ruined Synagogue? Apparently its never been used as mosque, but was built by the mother of a jewish man who converted to Islam. Subsequently he was evicted from the Jewish quarter and ostracised by...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 27, 2009 | Places, Women
The traditional name for this last remnant of the Temple is the Wailing Wall, but the pc name appears to be the Western Wall. Entering the Western Wall Plaza requires a full security check and passing through a metal detector, and a passport check. The guard was...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 24, 2009 | Places, Travel
In particular, terminal 4. I wrote this rant while enduring the wait, it was funny that just the previous day I’d been discussing the insidious forms of racism I’d encountered in Australia… —–here it is…Heathrow is horrible –...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
I forgot that travelling eastward we lose a day.. But the good things: I missed Monday! That’s got to be good now that I’m back on a Sat-Sun weekend. The Fri-Sat weekend in Israel can be disconcerting! Singapore to Bribane, in cattle class, but I had a...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 23, 2009 | Travel
Surviving the horrors of Heathrow included me sitting down and writing a long rant – in a cafe, only to discover that there was no free internet access. Well, I would avoid it like the plague, the access to Terminal 4 is so bad, that you’ll be lucky if...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 21, 2009 | Travel
Interesting “facts” that I picked up on my travels Taxidriver (who likes Goa): Jesus was half Jewish Me -huh? Taxidriver: Oh and half Christian. Guide in Jerusalem: It was the Romans who crucified Jesus. Please don’t blame us. (Ok, no one’s...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 18, 2009 | Places, Walks
On my last night in Israel, I visited the old port of Jaffa, driven there by Miki and her husband, to ensure that I saw a bit of history in Tel Aviv. It was absolutely magical by night, the Harry Potter kind of magic. The old part of the fortified city has been...
