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| a church with fancy neon sign marking the actual spot, where the actual shepherds washed their socks...... | v. strange dusty grotto tableaux of said shepherds | entrance to the grotto - not shy and retiring shame the lights were not on! |
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| herodium, a vast monument to the ego of herod the great | catapult ammo. | israeli military base at the foot of herodium - complete with tanks |
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| fresco in the shepherds fields chaple | j. and our favourite sign of the day | which ones? we didn't see any.... | another piece of sign genius |
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| the countryside | b. searches for rolling stones - alas to no avail | piece of the tomb! |
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| the day after the breaking story of the finding of herods tomb at herodium, braxony are there with the scoop! | some archaeology business..... | baxony mingle with assorted archaeologists, clergy, armed soldiers and cnn camera-men ....... |
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| the remains of herods fortress | more views | and again |
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| fortress remains | b. is not comfortable taking this picture that j. insisted upon .... bomb in a box????? | inside the hill is a labyrinth of cisterns and passageways... |
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| bethlehem and braxony marvel at baubles in the church of the nativity.... | the actual spot of christs birth? | in the church of the nativity |
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| crosses carved on one of the churchs pillars | graffiti on the palestinian side of the wall | banksy works on the palestinian side | comedy man - selling tea |
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| art project by a german artist showing israeli portraits on the palestinian side | and again | and some more |
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| b. and some more banksy | perhaps another | b. in solomons quarries under jerusalem city |
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| someone had kindly thought to prepare our marks in the quarries in advance | j on one side and b on the other | this was not us! |
