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Is it possible to learn a country in one day? Can. Resting in Taba, not far from the Egyptian-Israeli border of Eilat-Taba, it is difficult to resist the temptation of $ 200 + visa not to see the holy places.
The road from the border to Jerusalem, with stops, took about 5 hours. In the morning we already watched the panorama of the old city and the temple mount on which the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Rock Mosque are located.
Jerusalem began with religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The tour of the old city began from the Jaffa Gate to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher was erected on the site of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Further, passing through the Muslim quarter, we came to the most holy place for Jews - the Wailing Wall. True, before getting there, we went through a very thorough inspection (like on an airplane), then they gave me a cap to cover my head, and then we merged with the mass of people. After everyone who wanted to leave the notes they brought with them in the Wall, we headed to our bus - further on Bethlehem. We were not exactly told about the status of Palestine, but as far as I understood, this is an automony that claims independence and because of this, skirmishes constantly occur between peoples. By some roundabout roads, the guide brought us to the birthplace of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. Leaving the bus and standing in line for 3-4 hours to the Holy Ones, everyone could talk with them for a nominal fee. Then we returned to Israel again. Now through the real border, there was a checkpoint, armed young people (one of them a girl), they smiled sweetly at us, no one checked anything, didn’t the guide go across the border with us? Now our road lay in the direction of the Dead Sea. We drove for a long time. The road is beautiful but deserted. Sometimes I came across date groves, beauty... So the sea appeared. From afar, some kind of neglected dried-up reservoir. Before we were allowed to swim (loudly) we were instructed what was allowed and what was not. The Dead Sea lives up to its name. Nothing floats or grows there. Water is stagnant and has a very peculiar chemical structure. In no case should water get into the eyes or ears, not to mention the mouth and nose. Accordingly, you can’t swim there, you can just go in and hold on to the handrail to flounder or roll over on your back and swim ala like-shka, and then no longer than 15-20 minutes. Then the body should be thoroughly washed with soap and water (shower on the beach). Having bought souvenirs like soaps, etc. our bus headed for our then native Egyptian border (we all dreamed of dinner). Here is the border, somewhere in the dark, the Hilton Taba Resort hotel, in which a terrorist attack was launched a couple of years ago. Bus. Road to your hotel. It was a quarter to 22.00. The restaurant was supposed to serve us. Yes, it was not here. After unpleasant conversations at the reception, a neatly packed dish was brought to the room, in which two buns, a banana and juice smiled sweetly from under the cellophane. And then I remembered my native service, they quickly learned...