Israel – Day 11
by Sean on Dec.26, 2006, under Israel
In the morning, we hiked up Masada mountain. This is where King Herod built his summer palace, and also where a radical group of Jews named the Zealots lived for 3 years. They were hiding out from the Romans. In the end, they decided to commit suicide because they felt it was better to die then become the slave of another man.
From there we went to the Dead Sea and put mud on our bodies and floated in the sea. Everything was so damn cold, but it was better than being there during the summer, when temperatures can reach as high as 115 degrees Fahrenheit!!
We drove back to Jerusalem and had our final talk with Momo. We said our hard goodbyes and went home.
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November 11th, 2007 on 7:49 pm
A palace?! And not just a palace, but summer palace? Spiffy!
Ummm….wow. They all committed suicide? How many were there? That’s definitely radical…but then again, you have to sympathize with them for not wanting to become slaves. That would’ve been a horrible way to life the rest of your life…
lol Nice mud shot! Sexxxy!
Have you spoken to Momo or anyone else you met on your trip since leaving?
November 11th, 2007 on 7:51 pm
To my knowledge it was close to 900 people who committed suicide.
I haven’t spoken to Momo since he’s very busy and he would only try to get me to go back to Israel.
I don’t talk to any else from the trip except for my brother and 1 Israeli soldier (the one named Guy).