A Visit to Cherish Forever
Israel : Rose in Desert
"Israel is a blend of different cultures and a place to visit ,to collect memories to cherish forever".I visited Israel in 2010 and wish to go again.
Common people in Israel are very friendly and welcome Indians. I had a very nice experience in Israel.In this blog I will elaborate places which are a must watch.
NOTE: In this blog I have listed the history of the place ,this is what I have heard from the Guide and people around the places.So if you find any mistake please let me know I will correct it.The purpose of this blog is to help tourist . So pack your bags and fly to visit Israel
JERUSALEM-Old and New City
Jerusalem : Holy city in Israel is of much importance to Jews ,Muslims and Christians.
Each religion has its own belief .Golden dome is the centre of attraction . For Jews when Masiaah , will rise all the Jews will rise up and a Jewish temple will be built at that place.For Muslims Mohammad flew to heaven after offering his last player. As such Jeursalem became the the third Religious city to Muslims. For christians ,Jesus offered his last pray to Almighty God here and then flew to Heaven from Mount Of Olives.
Old city of Jerusalem is divided into 4 quarters , Armenian ,Jews ,Muslim and Christain. Armenian are also christians but they have a separate quarter and do not allow outsiders even to visit there place.All the quarters are under control of the respective Religious communities.
Old city of Jerusalem is a awsome place to visit .
So on the left is the jafa gate from where you will enter in to the old city. Vendors will start coming to you to sell goods, foods. But keep your wallet safe :) you will not be able to run as fast as them .PS a tip given to us by the Jewish Guide.
King David is of much importance , two engineers who forgot to cover his grave inside the walls , were killed to death and burried at the Jafa gate so that people can see what was done to those who forgot King David.
On the left :Picture -Graves of the two engineers who forgot King David importance.
Once you enter from here you will enter into the Armenian Quarter. Tourist are not allowed to visit this Quarters.They have safeguard it. There is only one entrance.Jewish Quarter
So now we move to next quarter . The next Quarter is Jewish Quarter . You will see the remains of ancient Roman city burried under your feet.
Picture on the left: Runis of the ancient Roman City
On the right: Picture of Jewish Temple . This temple is made having the same structure of the ancient Jewish temple.
Menoriaah : This is made of 42 kg of Gold and of much importance to Jewish people to pray .
As per Jewish beliefs Massiaah will use it .
On the Right : Picture of Mosque near the Golden Dome.
The picture is taken at the most sacred place for Jews "The welling wall" .
Jews offer their prayers to God here . There is an old custom here. People write their wishes on paper and place in the walls and their wish come true. Here men and women have separate place to
worship. Men have to wear cap to worship.
Similarities b/w Hindus and Jews: I noticed some similarities between My religion and Jews.
1.Jews cover their head with a cap while Hindus cover their head in order to show respect to God in temples , and elders.Covering your head is a sign to show respect .Hindu women cover their head "Ghoonghat" .
2.Hindus wear saffron color called Kalawa in Sanskrit/Hindi or Mauli in punjabi and wear them on wrist as "Aashirwad ,sign of Good luck and faith" , I saw there some Jews people were also tying the red color string to tourist. The guide told me that it is a sign of Good luck. I told him that we have a similar custom too .
3. You will find some names having different meanings in Hindu and Jews like "Ram" , "Maya "
are the some names , Hindus and Jews have them.
Christian Quarter
Before I show you the tour of Christian Quarter , I would like to elaborate the importance of Jerusalem to Christians. Jerusalem is the holy city for Christians. He offered his last prayer before crucification. When Jesus was crucified ,he was forced to carry the Cross all the way.There were 14 points where miracles happened and now these 14 points are worth seeing
I remember some of the important points and am listing down them here .
- Point num 3 :Jesus fell while carrying the Cross
- Point num 4 :Mother Marry cried
- Point num 5: Jesus kept his hand on the wall ,and a miracle happened ,his hand left his print on the stone
- Point 6:Veronica cleaned the face of the Jesus with a cloth and on the cloth ,Icon ,face of Jesus was printed.
- Point 7 :Jesus fell second time
- Point :Jesus was nailed to Corss.Body of Jesus was laid down on a stone.
When you see a church in Jerusalem ,ask two questions ,why and how many times the Church was built
There is a 1000 years old church here .
1000 years old Church




Entrance to 1000 years old Church
The stone where Jesus rested.
Our GroupSo guys the Old city tour ends here. Now you will hungry so what about the famous food in Israel.
Have some FALAFAL ,here with Coke.Believe me guys you will love it . A non verg version of falafal is also available with Chicken in it.But guys be vegetarian today. You will love Falafal .Ask the waiter to put more humus (another famous dish in Israel)
Thanks to Rafi ,Ben harim tour and travels ltd. This Guide is amazing and will make your stay in Israel worth.He speaks many languages like spanish ,french, english and Hebrew etc...So take him with you. All what I have written in this blog is what he have explained to me.Now I know after reading this blog you will feel like visiting Jerusalem , right !!!.
Guys I loved there and miss my stay in Israel ...
Many tourist from Israel visit India ,when you will walk on the street , you will see it yourself.People will say Namaste and treat you with respect. Once in a life time an Indian should rather say must visit Israel.
Now have a look at the New City. Most of buildings in New City have same stone on the outer walls.
On the way there is a nice hotel where you can stay and spend an evening.
On the left : Picture of hotel Regency.Israeli government have done a very good thing.They have a policy to make Israel green.Planting trees is one of the best thing and make Israel Green. I wish every country does the same in the entire world and plant trees to make Mother Earth ;GREEN AND BEAUTIFUL ,full of nature !!.