My dad had to work today and my mom wasn't feeling well so Courtney, Daniel, and I packed up and headed off for a new adventure. We first stopped at Masada, but that was less exciting so I'll talk about it at the end. First, (but second on our trip) the Dead Sea. Floating in water without trying is one of the most incredible things I have experienced. We could have floated out in the water for hours, but it was just too hot to stay for long. The water was warm like bath water--literally the temperature of water I put into my bath. And it was 100 degrees outside, so we floated, snapped some pictures, and headed home.
Look--no hands!
Have you ever floated on your stomach in water? The dead man's float doesn't count.
I could have taken a nap like this.
Masada has an interesting history and it was cool to hike around, but the pictures aren't that exciting--it's just us and a bunch of rocks. Masada is the second largest tourist attraction in Israel, but I had never heard of it before my dad told us we should visit. So if you also don't know what Masada is I'll give a short history lesson. It is an isolated mountain peak by the Dead Sea that Herod built a palace on. Then later some other group of Jews lived there and then the Romans came to take it over but couldn't get to it because it was up on a mountain. So the Romans spent an entire year building a ramp up to it and then the day before the Romans were going to break through all of the Jews that lived there killed themselves. There was a TV miniseries made about it in the 80's. Today there is a tram up to the top (you can hike up too, but we opted for the tram because it's August in the Middle East) and there are ruins of the ancient city. The view of the surrounding area is spectacular.
Look--no hands!
Have you ever floated on your stomach in water? The dead man's float doesn't count.
I could have taken a nap like this.
Masada has an interesting history and it was cool to hike around, but the pictures aren't that exciting--it's just us and a bunch of rocks. Masada is the second largest tourist attraction in Israel, but I had never heard of it before my dad told us we should visit. So if you also don't know what Masada is I'll give a short history lesson. It is an isolated mountain peak by the Dead Sea that Herod built a palace on. Then later some other group of Jews lived there and then the Romans came to take it over but couldn't get to it because it was up on a mountain. So the Romans spent an entire year building a ramp up to it and then the day before the Romans were going to break through all of the Jews that lived there killed themselves. There was a TV miniseries made about it in the 80's. Today there is a tram up to the top (you can hike up too, but we opted for the tram because it's August in the Middle East) and there are ruins of the ancient city. The view of the surrounding area is spectacular. 
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