Mapping It

Who knew maps could be so neat?

http://www.eyeonisrael.com/

The Scoop

Tony laid out the typical schedule at Yad Vashem. We board a bus each day that takes us from the hotel to YV -- I believe this happens at 8. As we've already noted, the hotel offers a fabulous complimentary breakfast. Tony says it typically includes fish, salads, all sorts of stuff. There's a grocery directly across from the hotel, and he usually bought food there, stored it in his room fridge, and brought his lunches to YV. There is a restaurant close to YV, but it might be a bit overpriced, according to Tony. There's more to say about YV itself, so if you have specific questions, ask away. He had much to say about the specific content of the lectures, the scholars, the survivors, etc. As for the city itself, Tony shared loads of photos and stories. The day trips include visits to Masada, Galilee, the Dead Sea, the beach in Tel Aviv... I think I might be repeating what we all read in the YV info, but since we've discussed some of this here, I thought it might be worth repeating. Matt, do you remember other pertinent points?

Some Hotel Photos - Prima Kings, Jerusalem

Plans

So this is how the kids do it today, eh? This is pretty space-agey for me.

Here's a question to get the ball rolling -- during that last week, are we planning on doing day trips out from Jerusalem primarily, or are we wanting to head out for longer treks? We should decide this, at least, now since we'd have to think about accomodations, travel to/from other areas, etc. I think most of what I want to see is near Jerusalem, though I don't know that I'm thinking of everything. Thoughts?

A Shared Notebook for Busy People?

I have a thought: Since we all must be doing reading, researching, thinking, and dreaming about things to do and places to visit this July, how about sharing your web researching, links, random thoughts, maps, photos, et. al. with all the rest of us.

It's relatively easy to do. Just accept the invitation to "join the blog" that I've sent to each of your email addresses, and follow the "accept" instructions. From there you can add posts, edit posts, add comments, add pictures, links, and everything else.

This way we can share thoughts about places to stay, to see, to eat with each other withtout having to do this all over dinner.

Just an idea, anyway.

mh