Highlight of the day was kayaking on the Jordan River! It wasn’t running too fast, so no major spills. Nevertheless, a few of the kids found ways to fall into the water. (not many pictures of this, didn’t want to get the camera wet)
After drying out, we got back into the bus and drove south along the Jordan River Valley towards Jerusalem. This area reminded me a lot of California’s central valley along I-5. There’s a great deal of agriculture, cattle, and mountains on both sides of the valley. Oh, and it’s hot!
We entered Jerusalem from the east. Students were awed by the city at sunset. After a quick stop at a scenic outlook, we made our way to our hotel, Montefiore, which is very close to Ben Yehuda Street and the Jaffa gate to the Old City.
For dinner, we took advantage of our close proximity to Ben Yehuda. The kids really enjoyed the freedom of finding their own food and exploring the night life of this busy pedestrian street. People of all ages and from all sorts of countries were out and about, as well.
This was a late dinner, so we walked back to the Montefiore Hotel and settled in for the night.
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| Israel trip - day 4 |
