Joyce,

        We went to Israel in 1988. I'm sure some things have changed. If I
were you I would fly El Al. They are a pain in the butt security wise, but
it's the safest airline in the world! We went to Tel Aviv first, which to
me was more like Miami Beach, yuk! Jerusalem was the neatest place I have
ever been. I liked New Jerusalem, rather the the Old Jerusalem which, to
me, was old crowded and spooky. Old Jerusalem is on the West Bank which
sometimes is not a peaceful place to be. We staid at the King David Hotel.
We hired a private guide(an Israeli Sergeant Major) and tour most of the
New Testament spots. It was neat.

Bobby


>Our two grown children are giving us a trip to Israel, probably next
>September our  35th anniversary. My oldest son is getting married next
>August to a woman who is from Japan and 15 of her relatives will be visiting
>us from Japan. He is coming back the end of March with Kae. They look like
>LoveBirds.
>
>I am researching and trying to plan our trip. I have always wanted to go to
>Israel. We really don't want a packaged trip. I have some limitations such
>as my slow walk. Museums and such we can do on our own. We always went
>through museums together. I have wanted to go to Israel since I was a
>teenager.
>
>We recently bought a video cam which can do conferencing on Netmeeting. I
>haven't tried conferencing yet. I am ready to experiment if there are any
>takers. It also is a low end digital camera.
>
>Joyce
>ICQ  56501955
>Pictures at:
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>http://www.escape.ca/~schaeffr/