The view from the bus. Not too shabby.

Photos from our trek through the natural cliff formations at Ein Uvdat:

“Did you know that if you fall into fresh water, there’s this bug that can crawl in your ear, implant itself in your brain and kill you?”
- Gavin, right before we took this photo

I feel like a nature calendar photographer.

My current desktop background:

Our soldier carried a gun, but spent all his time on the phone and smoking cigarettes. But, I survived, so I guess that’s a good sign.
(Photo by Alex Davis)

One with nature…or something.
(Photo by Alex Davis)

And then we had to hike up it.

Not the most comforting sight when you’re on the edge of a cliff.

Same with this.

Look! A creature!

Climbing and climbing and climbing…

I like these rock formations.

Made it!

I guess the metal spikes weren’t just for decoration.

There are street cats EVERYWHERE in Israel.

Palm trees and construction sites:

Photos from the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem:

This is one of my favorite photos from the trip:

I wasn’t kidding about the cats.

Western Wall, with a view of the Dome of the Rock:

So many notes, so little space.

The view of Jerusalem, after spending half a day on a plane:

In America, we have Christmas trees on the lamp posts.
Israel? Menorahs.

Photos from our walking tour of Jerusalem:

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I spent my second day wandering around NYC, visiting museums and the Sony BMG office. I went to the International Center of Photography museum first, where they had a cool Robert Capa exhibit. I’d post my favorite photo below…but I can’t find it online.

Below: The hotel where Serena stays in Gossip Girl. I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw it.
(The Christmas tree is RIGHT where Chuck’s dad and Serena’s mom have that conversation, and where Dan and Serena discuss coming in for Sunday brunch, and where she excitedly hops on the moped for their first date but has to go in the limo instead. ZOMG.)

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We had to fly out of NYC to get to Israel, so we made a two-day trip out of it.
(Here’s the beginning of the slew of Israel-related photography.)

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