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 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...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 16, 2009 | Places
Jerusalem would also be a boy’s delight. I missed my boys, big and small, as I thought of how much they would love the feel of a real castle, complete with towers, ramparts and the occasional knight. I had to abandon my rampart walk, as it began raining, and the...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 15, 2009 | Churches, Places
On Friday, I saw three nuns from Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, racing up a flight of stairs with most un-nunnish speed, and calling to each other. I decided to follow them and looked out towards this – the closest view I ever had of the Dome of...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 13, 2009 | Places, Women
There are other reasons to visit Bethlehem too. There is the tomb of Rachel outside the town – couldnt get there. Rachel, the wife of Jacob, the mother of Joseph – him of the amazing technicolor dreamcoat? We saw the ruins of a tower that was built in...
