Ah yes. The main reason I answered a post or two is for my shameless bump to this thread of mine. Yes, in about 39 days I will be airborne for the wonderful land of Israel and I am excited and can not wait to get there. My only fear is that I have been planning this trip for so long and the duration is only going to be two weeks; hence it will pass so quickly ;(.
With all the Israel haters that have tried to detract and deflect this thread, I wonder what it's going to be like when I start posting trip reports with pictures of happy people taken from all over the country? Oh. My. God. Israel being a safe country????? Oh I can see much wailing and gnashing of teeth already coming from some of the Israel haters already, lol. Really, I do hope not and I hope that I can do so in this section without moderation interference.
As I said, I land in Israel Apr 19. Stay at the Gordon in Tel Aviv that night and head out with a rental car the next morning to hit Arbel cliffs, Migdal, Meshushim and/or Safed; night in Tiberius. Then on Apr 21 from Tiberius, Mt bental, nimrods fortress, Banias, and maybe some tel dan and even hatzor if time permits. I will have to make sure I observe the sirens on this day and the next. Next day, Apr 22, take a loop around the Kinneret and all I hope to see is Job's spring near Tabgtha and then turn into Jerusalem by 1300 my car. Make sure I stop at 1100 that day no matter where I am as well.
Those are really the only things I have cast in stone so to speak, though there are many other things I want to see; the new excavations under the David Citadel and the new temple tunnel from the City of David, etc. I hope to really just be able to take each day as it comes and perhaps meet some people.