Caesarea & Akko
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Trip Journal for
Saturday, 15Apr2006 |
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Herod's
Pool, Caesarea - Where Herod the Great had his brother-in-law strangled. |
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The Hippodrome at
Caesarea. They have chariot races in the afternoon. |
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Walking
in the ruins of the port city of Caesarea |
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Caesarea,
the tavern in the port city. |
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Caesarea,
merchant area of port city. |
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Caesarea,
entrance to theater from off house right. |
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Caesarea,
stage from top row of amphitheater. |
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Caesarea,
amphitheater from the stage. |
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Caesarea,
all that is left of the once major port. |
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Akko,
a side street. |
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Akko,
Underground Crusader City, Great Hall. |
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Akko,
Al-Jazzar Mosque |
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Akko,
entrance to Al-Jazzar Mosque |
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Akko,
courtyard of the Al-Jazzar Mosque |
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Akko,
the approach to the rampart walls. |
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Akko,
Al-Jazzar Mosque as seen from the old ramparts. |
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Akko,
looking out on Heffa (Haifa) from the ramparts. |
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Akko,
harbor area. |
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Akko,
harbor area. (May take some time to download.) |
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