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Western Wall Synagogue
Popularly known as the Wailing Wall, this site dates back to 19 BC and is probably the holiest site for the Jewish. One of my most memorable time in Israel was when I visited the Kotel on Shabbat and after squeezing through layers and layers of people, somehow managed to touch the wall...
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Dec '07

Israel… Here I come

Finally! The tickets are booked, the visa is secured, bags are packed (ok now thats not true) and I’m all geared up to go.

3 days in Jerusalem – living in an hostel in the Muslim quarter, celebrating Sabbath with guys from Jewish school, praying at the Church of Nativity (where the dude was born) in an area currently controlled by Palestinians, watching the sun set over the Dome of the rock (where Hindus are not allowed for some reason). phew! so much pressure

(Too boring to link to wikipedia articles)

2 days in Tiberius region – browsing nearby areas where the Egyptians, Romans, Jews, Byzantines, Arabs (list truncated) fought with each other and built and destroyed structures. Cycling for a day around the sea of Galilee if the weather is good.

2 days in Haifa region – Bahai gardens, Knights Templar, Arab markets and other places with funny names.

Then 8 days at Tel Aviv University preaching divine MBA knowledge that I am still acquiring (thats the primary reason they are sending me to Israel for).

2 days to float on the Dead Sea, Massada and some more religious tourism (too bored to fix pronoun references).

2 final days in the Negev desert dancing and drinking with the Bedouin tribes

All this is ‘planned’. Lets see how much an individual like me can do.

Like Celine, I feel more like a traveler than a tourist. It’s been almost 16 months since any major trip, and I’m so looking forward to this trip

See y’all wonderful people next year!

PS: Its snowing like crazy in Toronto after like 60 years. Everyone is indoors. A couple of us got together and made business plans for Maternity homes. Looking for angel investors.

¶ Blogged by Priyank Thatte | Tags: Israel, University

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Nov '07

Trip to the Holy Land

Travel Map - plan Last few days I’ve been excited all the time. Ask me why. Ok I’ll tell anyway.

Thats because this time next month I’m going on a trip to Israel sponsored by my b-school. I’m a part of an elite team ‘chosen’ by the school. We are supposed to go to Tel Aviv, whip our magic wands, churn out analyses, strategies and do some MBA giri in general ~~and suddenly the world was a better place~~.

Anyway.

That’s just for few days, then begins the fun part. I’ll spend another 10 days traveling across the country alone – Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, West Bank, Dead Sea, Hafia, Golan heights, and even sneak to Mt. Sinai, in Egypt. Israel is such a tiny country – just 8 hours from North to South and 2 hours from East to West.

Awesome

If you have been there, or have some tips for me (apart from sermons of being careful), I’m all ears

PS: Yes, some people from my school do read this blog.