Mount of Olives (Jerusalem, Israel)
If you came to Jerusalem on religious reasons, go to the Mount of Olives, another holy site comparable to Old City and some other Jerusalem neighborhoods due to the concentration of shrines, tombs, and temples.
If you came to Jerusalem on religious reasons, go to the Mount of Olives, another holy site comparable to Old City and some other Jerusalem neighborhoods due to the concentration of shrines, tombs, and temples.
This time we are telling about the major sights between two major cities in the north of Thailand: Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, around which we were biking along Mae Hong Son loop for 8 days.
On our very first day in Lisbon we decided to start with the free city tour. Such tours exist in most European capitals (read about our experience here), and once we published the post on how to get to a free tour and what to expect from it. Due to the high demand, there is a huge number of companies…
If you are tired of the tourist crowds concentrating in Jerusalem Old City or it seems to you that you have seen all of it, you should remember that Jerusalem is far more than just the old city. Many other neighborhoods deserve exploration and may bring about the impressions completely different from that of the Old City.
After visiting Ladoga Lake surroundings including the marble factory, we continued travelling around Karelia to get acquainted with the ancient architecture of this area – the traditional villages which form the so-called Svyatozero necklace.
Jerusalem Old City is one of the most important tourist destinations in the world hardly comparable to anything else due to its religious and historical importance for too many denominations and peoples. The Old City is the UNESCO site which includes Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Armenian quarters surrounded by the defensive walls. It may take weeks to explore the Old…