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Erecthion
This is the only shot we could get on the acropolis without scaffoliding. Insane
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Athens by night
Who would have thought the mode "night landscape" on the camera would ever come in handy....
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Ancient savings
They said it was a vase, but its definitely a 4500 year old piggy bank. Stupid archaeologists
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Jesus or Tessa???
Who can tell? But its definitely a view of the dome of the Rock from the Mount of Olives. Oh wait, the Dome was not around in Jesus's time. Thwarted.
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Bazaar
Tessa could spend all her money here. All of it. (Don't worry she didn't spend much)
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Golgotha?
This is the shrine built at the supposed place of the crucifixion. We would have prefered a bare rock with a wooden cross. Man we're protestant...
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Shiny
Shiny. Tessa's face and the dome. You wouldn't believe from the building its only Islam's third holiest place...
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Yes, those holes are from bullets...
The outer wall of the old City was peppered with bullets as Israel bombarded it to try to take it from the Jordanians. Bizzare.
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
The WALL
Dividing two states. Check out the overpopulated one side and barren other...
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Naughty Girl
Tessa makes her mark by breaking some pieces off the wall. If every tourist did this there would be no wall left.........
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
American Money, Israeli Apartheid
Ginga beard
A challenge for Ging. Please note the jewish skull caps and Islamic hajib, buying happily from the same store in the old city of Jerusalem
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
"We love you America"
US and Israeli flags displayed proudly together on a bus dashboard...but according to...
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
"Exploits"
Gotta love some translations. NIck is all ready to do some exploits.
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Friends of St Tims
Kwikiriza (far right) warmly welcomed us into her home in Kampala for the night before...
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Shalom!
Cross cultural crooning. (from left: Shi, Alice, Shalom, nickhead)
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Fruit Fest
Tessa shows off a 2$ hoard of Uganda's fruit fantastic....mmmmm smooothie
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Sick but smiling
Behind Children's ward is a hive of activity as patient's family members cook, wash and hang-out
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Uploaded on Jan 25, 2009
