Day 6 Israel

We began the day at Yad Vashem, the Israeli memorial and museum for the Holocaust. It was a deeply moving experience that brought tears to eyes at every turn.

Following our visit to Yad Vashem we went to the Herzl Museum to learn about the Zionist movement to establish the state of Israel, a homeland for the Jewish people.

After that we were given 2 full hours in the Arab Market before returning to our hotel. It was nice to relax in the pool and hot tub at our hotel. It was interesting because the hotel sits on a Kibbutz (commune) and we had an interesting time with some young Israelis in the hot tub.

We began the night at the Tower of David for a massive and amazing light show projected on the ancient walls of the towers.

After the light show many of our tour group chose to attend an International Arts, Craft, and Music festival in the Valley of Hinnom (yes that is the fiery Gehenna Jesus speaks about).