This morning we drove up to Tel Dan. It's one of the most interesting national parks in Israel. The source of the Dan River, one of the main streams that join to form the Jordan River, is there, so there's plenty of flowing water. When Jeroboam took the 10 northern tribes away from under Rehoboam, Solomon's son, and formed the northern kingdom of Israel, he built two temples and altars so that people would NOT go to Jerusalem and possibly be wooed back to be loyal again to the southern kingdom of Judah. One of these was at Dan, and its foundations are still there. There are also ruins of the ancient city of Dan, including the city gate area, and of a Canaanite fortress with arches. There is also plenty of beautiful nature to be seen there. We enjoyed all of these very much!
From there we drove up to Metula, the Israeli city surrounded on three side by Lebanon. It's always an interesting thing to see since parts of it are right on the border.
The next stop wa Manara, a kibbutz also next to the border. It has great views of Kiryat Shmona and the Hula Valley. On a clear day we could have seen Mt. Hermon and th Golan from there, but it was too hazy today.
Then we drove back to Tsfat, where we met our friend, Leah, for lunch. Then the 3 of us went to the candle store and the shops along the tourist alley in the old city. After visiting Leah's apartment and meeting her son, we chatted some more, and then I dropped Leah and Hannah off in town and drove back to our hotel from there.
I walked a total of 7.4 kilometers today.
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