It is Thanksgiving Day at home and we are thinking of all our family and wishing them a wonderful day. Today was another full touring day - up at 6:15 am and on the bus by 8 am. Off to the Garden of Gethsemane and then to Masada, driving along the beautiful Dead Sea. We ascended Masada, the last stronghold of the jews after the destruction of the Second Temple. We went up by cable car and visited the food storeroom, wagter irrigation system, Herod's Palace and Bath. It was 40C today and it was hot, hot, hot up the heavens of Masada. Came down to the bottom for lunch and left for the beach on the Dead Sea where we floated and covered ourselves with magic mud! It was amazing to float totally on the surface of the water. Left for Jerusalemm again visiting the church of the Dominus Flavit,the little Teardrop church. Watched the sunset over Jerusalem and back to the Hotel. There we met the directors of the Four Homes of Mercy who told us their story of looking after those who have no place to live in society. It was very moving as we presented our prayer shawls and cheque to them.
Some of went for dinner at the Armenian Taverna -inside a cave like atmosphere and then up to the top of the Notre Dame hotel to see the city at night.
We were thankful for a very busy, fascinating day, and even though we didn't have turkey and stuffing, it was full of inspirational events all day long.
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