Masada/Dead Sea

We are enjoying the nice, quiet, calm atmosphere of the Judean Desert and the Road of the Good Samaritan along the coast of the Dead Sea.

Massada. Climbing up in the Cable car to the top to the fortress built by Herod the Great, learning about the last uprising and the tragedy of the zealots, gazing at the ancient holy sites and the baths, the big cistern, the water project, and so on, surrounded by the old Roman walls.  (Story by Josephus Flavius)
Lunch break.

Swimming break in Dead Sea.  You can lie on your back on the water without sinking and read your newspaper!