Hey there. It’s the half sleeping Roie Arnold and the tired Ben Zell. At 4:30 AM we hurried to the bus to watch the sunrise on Masada. Masada’s history starts with King Herod’s huge palace and continues all the way to the terrible death of dozens of families. Today, Masada serves as a history sight, a tourist center, and a great place to watch a sunrise. After the sun was up, we continued with a tour of the mountain. The tour included a great T’efilah in the old synagogue. There are three ways to get to Masada: The Gondola, The Ramp (build by the Romans), and the Snake Trail (a very steep and windy trail). We went up through the ramp and went down on the Snake Trail. After being in Masada for three hours, we went to eat breakfast and continued our adventurous day. Our next stop was the Dead Sea! Rubbing mud on our bodies and floating was the best part. In fact, after that when we got into the pool it was quite disappointing that it actually took energy to float. Now we are heading out to Ben Yehuda shopping center!
