There was still time, so the enthusiastic restaurant owner asked Yunluo to climb the dirt hill behind him, telling him that he could see more beautiful scenery there. Halfway up the hill, he finally knew how big the "blue hole" was. It was so beautiful! It turned out that the "blue hole" was so big. Yunluo asked the owner how deep the blue hole was, and he said it was more than 110 meters deep.
No wonder beginner divers like Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo are not allowed to go. It is said that there are undercurrents in the coral reefs underwater, which is indeed a bit dangerous. When we walked to the coast, the sea water was afraid of hitting the coast. There were also small crabs and small fish. We wanted to catch a small crab or a small fish, but they ran fast. The fish went into the small hole in the rock and disappeared. Hmm.
We are leaving tomorrow, so we just wandered around the town at night. The roasted chicken on the roadside looked delicious, so Yunluo and Fei ordered a 1/4 roasted chicken with rice, which cost 15 Egyptian pounds. It was cheap and the roasted chicken was delicious. There were also many unique souvenirs in the store. We walked into a small shop selling perfume and glass bottles.
Originally I just wanted to take a look, but the boss, who was very good at sales, persuaded me to buy his perfume. A small bottle of perfume + a cute glass perfume bottle + a glass camel cost 50 Egyptian pounds. It’s okay, as this will remind Yunluo of the lovely dahab!
Nalanshiqi and Yunluo took a one-day tour, excluding tickets, for 160 Seken per person. The first stop today was an ancient site located on a rocky field overlooking the Dead Sea, where some ancient manuscripts called Khirbatqumram were found.
(20 color ken for adults, 17 color ken for students. Personally, I don’t think there is anything to see, so you don’t have to go in.) Compared to those piles of rocks, Yunluo thinks the surrounding geological wonders are more interesting.
The second stop is Masada, one of the United Nations World Heritage Sites. It is located on a rocky mountaintop at the junction of the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea Valley, overlooking the Dead Sea like a natural balcony. Masada is a symbol of the ancient Jewish state of Israel. It was suddenly and completely destroyed in the late 1st century AD, and the Jews were scattered all over the world.
Actually, this is a tragic city. There was a luxurious palace on the top of the mountain. When the Roman army came to besiege, the people in the city would rather commit suicide than be arrested alive. Oh~~ It's too heavy a topic, let's take a look at the ruins. The remaining decorations on the walls and the ground can still imagine the luxury of the past.
The palace built at the northernmost corner of the mountain can only be described as spectacular. It really has an unbeatable sea view, haha. (There is a mountain cable car, one-way 49 sekken, students 45 sekken) The square behind is where the Roman army once stationed.
The third stop is the Dead Sea. Yunluo is here! The Dead Sea is named because it is the most lifeless phenomenon. Because of the amazing salt concentration, no organisms can grow in the water, which also makes its buoyancy particularly large. When you come to the seaside, it actually looks no different from the ordinary sea, unless you are in the sea water.
Put on your swimsuit, apply some Dead Sea mud, and have a beautiful full body spa. You can really float on the water. No matter you lie on your back or face down in the water, you can't sink. But be careful not to let the water enter your mouth and eyes, after all, this water is irritating. It's very salty. The seabed mud on the seabed is very smooth.
Because a lot of minerals are dissolved and seep into the seawater and settle on the seabed. So it is said to have the effect of beautifying the skin. Digging a handful of mud from the seabed and smearing it all over the body, it seems that the whole body really feels smooth. However, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo have turned into mud figures.
At the bus stop outside Damascus Gate, take bus No. 124 (4.5 sekt) and you will soon arrive at Bethlehem, which is 10 kilometers away, inside the Israeli-Palestinian separation wall. This is a very small city, the birthplace of Jesus, and there is a separation wall. So you can also go and have a look.
The highlights are the Nativity Church near Menger Square, St. Mary's Church, St. Many Church and the nearby Milk Grotto.
The car stopped at the check-in point next to the wall separating the two countries. I didn't know it at first. I went around inside and returned to the station. The driver said Bethlehem was inside the wall. Uh~~ I continued to pass the customs. No visa was required. Just show the page of your passport with the photo at the window and follow the way.
Because the Palestinian-Israeli issue has always been a war dispute in the Middle East, I was worried that it would be chaotic here before I came here. In fact, it is not bad, it is very safe. No one cares if you go back and forth between the two countries with a Chinese passport. The police uncles are also very friendly. There are no soldiers walking around with live ammunition or live ammunition.
But separated by a wall, this side speaks Hebrew, and the other side speaks Arabic, how amazing! But for Yunluo, they are all the same, I can neither read nor understand. But today is Friday, probably their day off, after entering Bethlehem, I feel that this city is so quiet, there are few people on the street, and most of the shops are closed, what should I do for lunch today?
Fortunately, Yunluo saw a roast chicken shop. Half a chicken for 16 colors, plus a pancake, was enough. I turned back to buy more, but the shop was closed. It was said that he went back to take a shower. I was dizzy. Do Muslims have to go back to pray at noon? But later I waited for him to come back and bought half a roast chicken. The boss gave Yunluo a pancake and a fried meatball.
Add the big oranges I bought from Ken near the separation wall, and this is what Yunluo will have for dinner today! The prices in Bethlehem are much cheaper than in Jerusalem, I'm so happy.
Tourists were coming and going in Menge Square. The loudspeakers in the square were broadcasting non-stop in Arabic. I couldn't tell if they were chanting scriptures or broadcasting something like Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo had been broadcasting before.
Anyway, it is quite lively. But Yunluo still prefers the natural landscape more.
Today is another sunny day. From Jerusalem, Nalanshiqi and Yunluo moved to Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean Sea. It is about an hour's drive from Jerusalem, but there are no small felt hats and black dresses here. It is very close to modern civilization. Today, Nalanshiqi and Yunluo's itinerary is the ancient city of Jaffa in Tel Aviv.
The ancient city is not far from the city, and there are buses to get there. After leaving the hostel, the streets were still quite deserted, not because Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo left too early, but because today was Saturday - a day off. I asked people and found out that all the shops were closed today and would not open until 6 or 7 pm, and even the buses were almost all closed.
The bus will not be in normal operation until after 5 o'clock. We took a bus, which was not overloaded. A kind person got off the bus and gave his seat to Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo. What a kind person. The bus did not go to the old city of Jaffa. The passengers on the bus told Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo that they could walk all the way to the old city after getting off the bus halfway.
Well, it's only half an hour! Wow, there are not many people on the street, and 99.9% of the shops on the street are closed! Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo can dance in the middle of the street (of course, they still have to make way for the speeding cars occasionally)! Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo are wondering where the Israelis go on weekends?
I guess they all went to do the laundry. After washing they have to hang up the clothes, and after hanging they have to iron them. They must be very busy, haha!
The ancient city of Jaffa is right on the seashore. It used to be a prosperous port. I came here and realized that Israelis, like Europeans, enjoy life. People in the city are enjoying the sun by the sea. Some are running, some are walking their dogs, some are fishing, some are surfing and sailing in the sea, and some are paragliding in the sky.
This is a real sunny weekend. Yunluo also came to enjoy the bright sunshine and took a slow walk along the beach towards the hotel. On the beach, the dog ran happily towards the sea.
When it was close to the waves, it suddenly turned around and ran back. Haha, what a smart dog, it can also play in the water! Two little kids, playing naked on the beach, they are so white, I'm so envious!
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
I thought that after all these years of learning and being learned, the Egyptian people should have built their capital city into a thriving city. But in fact, I was wrong. From the airport, Cairo has not changed at all. There are houses without roofs, garbage dumps everywhere, vendors shouting in the streets, and broken cars running rampant.
Cairo remains the same as I remember, without any change. This ancient city, home to 80% of Egypt's population, is really not something you can fall in love with at first sight.
After checking in at the hotel and washing up, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo couldn't wait to go to the Giza Pyramids. When the huge pyramids stood before their eyes, there was no better way to express their worship of the wisdom of the ancient Egyptians except to keep pressing the shutter of the camera in their hands.
One after another, big and small, complete and incomplete. Every dynasty, every pharaoh, every soul looking forward to rebirth, after thousands of years of ups and downs in history, left Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo with too much amazement and shock!
Because of the revolution, there were few tourists in Cairo at that time. Small vendors worked hard to sell their crude souvenirs, and the shouts of "one dollar" were heard everywhere. The Egyptian people lived in various ways relying on the wealth left by their ancestors.
I often wonder, if the Egyptians inherited the wisdom of the ancient Egyptians instead of the material heritage of their ancestors, what would the world be like now? The wealth of history often makes people stagnate and unable to think about danger, leading to government corruption and economic backwardness. Is it Mubarak or the Egyptian people themselves who are responsible?
Alexander, a name that is so familiar that it cannot be more familiar. Only when you are there in person, you will realize how magnificent this sea is. Standing in front of it, you cannot help but feel sentimental. All that come to your mind are the well-known names: Alexander the Great, Caesar the Great, Cleopatra. (To be continued..)