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historical events and turning points occurred.
I saw the light on
No matter how often I visit historical
places like that, I always imagine who has
walked in my exact footsteps.
my biblical fam
Mighty Jerusalem
The highlight of the trip was a visit to the
mighty Jerusalem (pictured, above), and our
first stop was the Holocaust Museum, a
Roving Reader Graeme Watson visited Israel for the
moving reminder of what human beings
are capable of doing to each other. The
first time on an Israel Government Tourist Office and rest of the day was spent reliving history
BMI fam trip, and had his preconceptions challenged
with a walking tour of the old town.
After this we walked to the place
where Jesus was crucified, then down to
I
t is sad we allow stories of conflict and Cocktail bars the Western Wall, which is
war to cloud our opinions of Israel. The next morning, we headed off to the old Judaism’s most sacred site. Afterwards we
At several points on my trip I was city of Jaffa to check out art galleries and took the Time Elevator – a ride through the
surprised at how vast the contrast markets. A visit to the lively port and the history of Jerusalem aimed towards the
between the idea of the nation I had in my beachfront rounded off day two of the trip. younger market.
mind was to the reality. It was surprisingly modern and the restau- Our last day began with a tour of a local
After arriving at Heathrow we were rants and cocktail bars on the boardwalk vineyard, then a trip to to Mini Israel, a
ushered into BMI’s brand new lounge at rival beachfront areas in Miami or Cape Town. theme park consisting of miniature
Terminal One – modern, comfortable The following day we visited Tel Aviv, to buildings of Israel's most famous sites, again
furnishings and a huge selection of food and explore the city in our own way. I investigated aimed at younger travellers.
drink. We had a comfortable flight in the the beach in front of my hotel, which went Our final stop was the Biblical Landscape
premium economy cabin, with constant on as far as the eye could see in both direc- Reserve and a lunch of traditional food that
movies and an endless supply of food and tions. It was packed, and I saw that as well as would have been served in biblical times.
drink. being a city steeped in history and religion, During the week our guides were excellent
On arrival in Tel Aviv we met our Ministry Tel Aviv is also a perfect beach holiday to in- and definitely worth investigating as they
of Tourism hosts and sampled the local clude in tailor-made itineraries. can even accompany clients on private,
Israeli cuisine. The following day we visited the incredible tailor-made itineraries.
After dinner we were driven to our hotels towns of Caesarea, Haifa (pictured, inset), and Israel has many great products to offer,
– I was lucky enough to be in a hotel facing Akko, where Israel’s vast and ancient history and will not disappoint our clients. In fact it
the beach where the sound of the sea lapping surrounded us. We set foot and will surprise and delight them, so they will
on the shore was a welcome change to the actually laid our hands on the places where recommend it to friends, just as I have done.
sound of London traffic! some of our planet’s most important ■thinkisrael.com
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