What a blast! David and I had an amazing time, we went to Cyprus first which is an island in the middle of the Mediterranean. There we stayed at Agia Napa for the first few days we just had a lazy time on the beach and site seeing, we went into the capital, Nicosia for a day. Ate a meze, which is a traditional Cypriot meal in which they bring you little servings of a lot of things over a long period of time, it took us 3 hours to eat the meal.
From Agia Napa we moved to Limassol, where we stayed in a four seasons hotel which was beautiful. From here we toured to Paphos to see the harbor and the birth place of Aphrodite, we also took a drive up mount Olympus to Troodos. Cyprus was an great place to just laze around and have a good time. We stayed there for 8 days and then flew over to Israel.
The time that we spent in Israel made us understand how it really is the promise land. Early in the trip we visited the Sea of Galilee region, Meggido, and looked into Syria. The land in the north is extremely fertile and everything grows there. We saw everything from banana plantations to olive farms to fig farms... not to mention raspberries, oranges, lemons, avocados, and just about every other fruit and vegetable available.
The drastic contrast from the north to the souther wherein lies the Judean Desert (one of the dryest places on earth) which has only 2mm of rain per year, was an unbelievable sight. Within an hour of driving we went from the fertile north in the Golan Heights to the wilderness. This location was pivotal in ancient times due to outcasts being able not to be found by authorities but still within a days journey so their families could bring them sustenance.
This trip was an all around magnificent experience which I will forever treasure.
