title: Israel, July 1999, Roll #2
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01.jpg~Old Greek Orthodox Monastory in the Judaean Dessert~July 9, 1999~Unfortunately, the stream running by is now polluted and fresh water is trucked in.
02.jpg~Monks' caves on the hillside~~At one time, the monks lived a "pure existance" in caves.
03.jpg~Ron tells us all about it~~
04.jpg~A Palm tree farm on the shores of the Dead Sea.~~The water for this farm comes from the stream running by monastry.
05.jpg~Looking North up the shore of the Dead Sea~~
06.jpg~The floor under King Herods bath at Masada~~
07.jpg~We learn about life on Masada~~Herod only spent a few days there
09.jpg~On the tram down Masada
11.jpg~Masada from the east~~The steps on the right are Herod's hanging palace
12.jpg~Another view of Masada's north slope
13.jpg~A view of the south slope of Masada
14.jpg~Another monastary
15.jpg~Another view
16.jpg~The Chuli exhibit at David's Tower in Jerusalem~July 10, 1999
17.jpg~Sculptures in the courtyard
18.jpg~Another angle
19.jpg~Main entrance to Yad Vashem
20.jpg~The Temple mount and Mt. of Olives~~This shot from the top of David's Tower. (Not really David's tower, of course, it's a crusader fortress).
21.jpg~Yet another view of the Remo
22.jpg~The King David Hotel~~From David's Tower looking across former "no man's land"
23.jpg~Beautiful sculptures
24.jpg~Magnificant blue tower
25.jpg~Closeup of a crystal bush
26.jpg~An amazing flower
27.jpg~Treasures hidden everywhere
28.jpg~The Tower of David from the courtyard
29.jpg~A translucent skylight in a tunnel
30.jpg~Juli with some glass flowers
31.jpg~Evelyn with some glass flowers
32.jpg~The blue towere
33.jpg~Something everywhere
34.jpg~Charles at the Tower of David
35.jpg~Strange plant life in the courtyard
36.jpg~This on is hard not to notice
37.jpg~Charles takes Evelyn's picture