Friday, November 15, 2013

Another day. Another world heritage site.

Drove up the all the way up the northern coast of Israel to the border with Lebanon.

Visited sites of the Romans and the Crusaders.

Acre, the world heritage site of the title, was both a crusaders city and an ottoman stronghold. Napoleon was stopped here on his attempt to capture the Holy Land.


Caesarea Maritima is a city and harbor built by King Herod.  

Here is a picture of the hippodrome and gladiator arena.


The most interesting things about these places is that you see the layers of history.  The crusaders building on top of what the Romans left and so on.

Beyond this wall is Lebanon



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