Hi everyone, I'm in Israel for the next 8 days and hope to share my experiences, food and otherwise. If you've been and want to share yours, I'd love to hear them. Click the comment button.
Day 2
Today we went to the shuk (market) in Jerusalem that sells just about everything under the sun. It's permanent outdoor market with streets lined with restaurants, t-shirt shops, fish stalls and bakeries. As it's June, it's burgeoning with beautiful fresh produce. As a foodie, I love markets, and all the curious smells, people, and foods that go with it. We bought halvah (sesame seed "fudge"), curiously shaped apples named "Annas", fresh pita with zatar, labana sandwiches and fried meat pies called "kubbe." But the highlight of our day was our trip to the Dead Sea, just south of Jerusalem through the dessert of Judea. It's the lowest place on earth, with water that is 33% salt. You can't put your head under or really do anything but float in the water. I live in the south and am used to the heat, but this was the hottest I've ever been. It was a cool 112 degrees at the Dead Sea, with the water not being much cooler. After our float in the sea, we all had a mud bath, that I will spare you the details of...........
Here are some of the sights of the market.
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