Israel - 3rd time

This time, the ME MED MS Workshop 2010 was the reason to travel to Israel.
Going to Israel.

The market in Old Jaffa.
Jerusalem, the Old City, seen from the Mount of Olives.
Cristina with her new friend on Mount of Olives.
Inner courtyard on Mount Zion, where David´s tomb and the Last Supper Room are located.
Windows of the Last Supper Room.
Heading to the Western Wall.
Dome of the Rock and Western Wall.
Al Aqsa mosque and Mount of Olives.
Claudia, Kathrin and Alina.
Minaret of the Al Aqsa mosque and the rising moon.
The area only men are allowed to visit.
Inside the tunnel on the left side of Western Wall plaza, there are several room ...
... and a library with lots of books.
The Western Wall and the entrance to the tunnel, where the library is.
Weizmann Institute of Science campus seen from Lunenfeld House, where I was staying during the conference.
The campus is gorgeous.
Pictures of the Koffler accelerator on campus.

Going to Masada and the Dead Sea by bus means driving through the Negev.
Our group visiting Masada.
Looking east to the Dead Sea.
Ruins on the plateau.
There was hardly shadow on the plateau...
... but the tour was very interesting an thus, the time rapidly passed.
The ramp that was build by the Romans to enter Masada April, 16th 73.
An old fortress of the Romans.
Listening to our guide David.
Talking about building the ramp.
Ruins of Masada.
The old food storage.
The desert Negev.
Food storage rooms and the Dead Sea.
In the norther part of Masada, most ruins are located.
Watering system for the southern part of the Dead Sea.
Three other fortresses of the Romans. Altogether, there were eight of them.
Looking to Ein Gedi, the next nearby oasis.
Again the fortress next to the ramp.
A part of the northern part of the temple and the spectacular view north.
Driving along the Dead Sea.
In the back: the mountains of Jordan.
Back in Rehovot to enjoy the moon rise.

Kaunertal and its Gepatsch Glacier III/III