18 arrived

This blog entry written by Anjuli and Simon, typed by Jem! All safely ensconced in Jerusalem at the St George's Guest House and we've been down to the American Colony for a drink. Being here is still a bit surreal following a whirlwind tour of the views of Jerusalem: to suddenly be out from the UK and slap bang into the heart of the Middle East. Other surprises were the motorways, the skyscrapers of Tel Aviv and young Israeli Defence Force personnel waiting at bus stops fully armed. Another different thing was the road checkpoints run by the military.

So everyone is very tired from getting up so early and staying up all night at Heathrow. Anjuli commented how interesting it was that there were quite a number of orthodox Jews who in flight to Tel Avv got up to prayer before lunch. They were wearing prayer shawls, the big hats and black coats, and the male kids had skull caps and side-burn curls. It included everything including 'wailing prayers' and of course kosher food was served.