Arrived in Tel Aviv yesterday. Arrivals was a piece of piss, they pretty much just waved us through after a few cursory questions- probably helped massively by F's very Jewish profile.
We are staying in a b n b in East Jerusalem. It's got a touch of the Fawlty Towers about it, and it's pretty much empty apart from us- being East Jerusalem and that. This city is amazing. Pretty much just doing the tourist thing at the moment, but we're going to head to West Bank on Wednesday- first stop Bethlehem, then Abu Dis, then on from there.
I'm seriously at risk of developing Jerusalem syndrome- just seen the garden where Jesus was supposedly buried, and the place of calvary and that. I had a religious upbringing, so actually seeing all these places is like being in Narnia or something. Hopefully the commies in Abu Dis will snap me out of it.
-L
Literally 2 questions for me in Ben Gurion airport, really polite and wished me a pleasant trip. More fool them... But yeah, the Jewish heritage is a gift.
Jerusalem is amazing. Al Aqsa this afternoon. L's worried I'm gonna convert, but then again she has, on more than one occassion, expressed a desire to go "sing some hymns"...
Plan is loose but roughly- Bethlehem on Wednesday (will prob keep L on some form of sedative), then on to Abu Dis, Ramallah, Bil'in, Jenin, then over to Gaza.
Not sure how frequent communication will be once we leave Jerusalem...
Stop the War people- good luck with the rally tonight, sounds like it's all kicked off!
Lots of love xxxxxxxx
Shalom to F! If you're going to convert, then do it in style and get a circumcision done too!! Mazel Tov! :D xxx
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