Can I just say that I'm looking forward to getting back home, if only b/c then I won't feel obligated to blog every night. I mean, don't get me wrong, I enjoy blogging, but after a day like today, when I'm so tired and just spent, I don't feel in the mood to blog. But I will b/c at least a couple people I know care about what I'm up to. So you'd all better enjoy this.
Katrina and I have actually worked into a nice morning routine. The alarm goes off at 5:40, Katrina gets up right away to shower and I spend some time waking up. By the time I'm awake, she's out of the bathroom and I can do my shit. Then we're ready by 6:30 when we can either walk, or get on the internet like today. Breakfast was the most American beakfast we've had yet. I had scrambled eggs and pancakes w/syrup and pita and hummus. Ok, so the hummus & pita isn't American, though Katrina is trying to bring it over, but there just weren't as many local cuisine options. Oh well. At breakfast, Maryann asked Yohan for a backrub, and he actually complied. So Katrina and I asked for one on the bus and we each got a mini backrub, complete with a Korean backrub, which consisted of little pinches. As Yohan would say, "So good, feel nice, yes?"
We started off behind schedule today, 30 minutes behind schedule for a couple of reasons. We got to Masada and watched a really cheezy movie on the story behind it. It took me a little while to realize that the man wasn't speaking English and it was a voiceover. We had to ride a cable car up, which wasn't too fun. At the top there was a slow-down and then a lurch, and I almost thought that they were going to drop us down to the bottom like on a roller coaster!
I enjoyed Masada immensely. From the top, you could see all around the entire area. We got some great pictures. Next time I come to Israel, whenever that may be, I want to get to Masada early and hike up to see the sunrise there. Apparently it only takes an hour. We just walked around the top for awhile and Claudia told us the history of the place. B & K and I started talking about whether or not we would kill ourselves or become slaves, and I was the only one that said I would kill myself. In fact, I volunteered to kill the entire group b/f killing myself, so I guess I could understand why they chose death over slavery. We didn't leave on time b/c Trisha missed the cable car all the rest of us were on, so we had to wait or her at the bottom. Luck was against us today.
We next went to Qumran, which started out with another hokey movie, a movie which Eugene felt the need to take photos of and Yohan videotaped. Those two are strange... We then took a tour of the area, which I must say, didn't do much for me. I like archaeology and all, but you can only look at holes in the ground for so long and stay excited. Seeing the actual cave where some scrolls were found was interesting, but that's about all. Lunch was also at Qumran, which was, let's just say, less than stellar. Dessert was an apple. Seriously. Thank goodness Yohan had given me Oreos earlier! Yum! Then we extra time to shop around. The two places we've had extra time to shop have been two places I have had no interest in spending time at. Oh well, I guess that's the way it goes.
Qumran wasn't all a bust though; two interesting conversations took place: B/f lunch somehow Arnold Schwatzennagger (I know that's spelled wrong) came up in the conversation. I mentioned how I'm glad he couldn't ever b/c President, although he wouldn't be the 1st actor to be one. K thought I said doctor, not actor, and I said that it sounds like he would be a doctor along the lines of Dr. Kavorkian. "I'll be back," I said. K finished with, "But you won't be!" Haha! Then after dinner I was discussing the excellent pee I had for free and that brought up that if you peed in the Dead Sea, what would happen? Would it float on top? Which is denser, the Dead Sea or your pee? Think on that.
Ahhhhh, the Dead Sea. How fun to be in there! You walk in a few steps and then it's almost impossible to stay on your feet. My stomach actually hurt from floating though b/c I was trying to stay in a sitting position and not get my hair wet. I also floated on my stomach some and doggie paddled. My one complaint is that we didn't have enough time there. I would have much preferred to have skipped shopping and had more time. And the shower/changing room...yeah, not so private and quite dirty. I saw some full moon in there!
After the Dead Sea we went to Bethlehem to meet with Mitri Raheb. But I'm getting a little tired of blogging right now, so I think I'll finish the day later. I need a break. Blah.
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