We climbed Masada at 4am, to see sunrise. We climbed the hard way, snaking across endless switchbacks over a stony trail, ignoring the convenient ramp the Romans had built.
King Herod had built a mighty nice place up there, and later some uppity Jews took it over. They managed to stay up there for a few years, until the Romans built a ramp and crashed the party. |
Masada is located on a stony plateau 1000 feet high. The town is quite large, many buildings and walls. Nice place. |
Swank, you know? Classy. Lots of tile. Built, as they say, to last. |
Ugly Americans. |
Steve relaxes in the oldest functioning synagogue. |
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