Introducing - NOFOLOGY !!
Visitors to Israel often don’t have much time. They also frequently don’t have a planned itinerary. But what they do have is a “wish list” of sites they want to visit.
My goal, as a guide, is not only to grant them their wishes, but to introduce them to the broad spectrum of The Land of Israel. I call this NOFOLOGY, from the Hebrew word NOF – VISTA.
NOFOLOGY presents Israel in all its aspects and the inter-relationship between them. From geology to history, from religion to flora and fauna, NOFOLOGY connects them all, including geopolitical developments from ancient times to the present.
Yesterday I had the pleasure of guiding five enthusiastic Scottish women – Allison, Helen, Kirsty, Ellen and Elizabeth - on their one day excursion from Jerusalem to the Kinneret & Galill. They want to share their impressions with you on the attached clip.
Shabbat Shalom & L’Hitraot
Hughie
On Erev Shabbat (Friday afternoon) , after two days of guiding the Canter party, I had to say farewell & Shabbat Shalom. In our short time together we covered a lot of ground.
The Canters were in Israel as members of the USA Golf team to the the Maccabiah Games. After the Golf competition in Caesaria they drove to the Jerusalem American Colony Hotel.
There we hopped on the Light Rail, passing the Old City and continuing down Jaffa Road through downtown Jerusalem all the way to Shuk Machane Yehuda (the Jewish Farmer's Market). The hustle and bustle of the market were quite a contrast to the quiet atmosphere and chirping birds of the old Nachala’ot neighborhoods. Leaving that rich history in the narrow alleys and courtyards we then feasted on “REAL” Yeminite Fallafel at one of my favorites -MAOZ on King George Street. Then via the Ben Yehuda-Nahalat Shiv’ah pedestrian malls we made our way through Mamilla Park and upscale mall to the Old City’s Jaffa Gate.
A short ride with cabby Ibrahim, initiating an interesting relationship (to tell at a later date), brought the Canters back to the hotel to prepare for the Maccabiah opening ceremonies at the Teddy Stadium. You can see for yourselves the meaningful event and how emotional athletes can get. http://youtu.be/w2f5UtqsSSA
It was an early start the next morning as we rolled down to the Dead Sea region to conquer Massada and bathe in the Dead Sea. Not withstanding the Zealots, Massada, being what Massada is, and Herod having been what Herod was, left me no choice than to recommend that in their free time without me on Shabbat, the Canters complete the picture by visiting the HEROD exhibit at the Israel Museum.
After lunch at the new foodcourt of Massada, we headed to Mineral Beach for the traditional dead Sea “floating & mudding.” Although we were next to the AHAVA factory at Kibbutz Kalia, I suggested
On Erev Shabbat (Friday afternoon) , after two days of guiding the Canter party, I had to say farewell & Shabbat Shalom.
In our short time together we covered a lot of ground.
The Canters were in Israel as members of the USA Golf team to the the Maccabiah Games. After the Golf competition in Caesaria they drove to the Jerusalem American Colony Hotel.
There we hopped on the Light Rail, passing the Old City and continuing down Jaffa Road through downtown Jerusalem all the way to Shuk Machane Yehuda (the Jewish Farmer's Market). The hustle and bustle of the market were quite a contrast to the quiet atmosphere and chirping birds of the old Nachala’ot neighborhoods. Leaving that rich history in the narrow alleys and courtyards we then feasted on “REAL” Yeminite Fallafel at one of my favorites -MAOZ on King George Street. Then via the Ben Yehuda-Nahalat Shiv’ah pedestrian malls we made our way through Mamilla Park and upscale mall to the Old City’s Jaffa Gate.
A short ride with cabby Ibrahim, initiating an interesting relationship (to tell at a later date), brought the Canters back to the hotel to prepare for the Maccabiah opening ceremonies at the Teddy Stadium. You can see for yourselves the meaningful event and how emotional athletes can get. http://youtu.be/w2f5UtqsSSA
It was an early start the next morning as we rolled down to the Dead Sea region to conquer Massada and bathe in the Dead Sea. Not withstanding the Zealots, Massada, being what Massada is, and Herod having been what Herod was, left me no choice than to recommend that in their free time without me on Shabbat, the Canters complete the picture by visiting the HEROD exhibit at the Israel Museum.
After lunch at the new foodcourt of Massada, we headed to Mineral Beach for the traditional dead Sea “floating & mudding.” Although we were next to the AHAVA factory at Kibbutz Kalia, I su
