This lookout on Mount Herzl has to be the most scenic bus stop in Israel!
You see Yad Vashem on the right, Hadassah on top left, and the village of Ein Kerem in the valley.
Two birds were sitting on what will become the terminus of the new light rail (IF the tram's tracks are ever completed, some year). The train station will be over underground parking, in hopes that Jerusalemites will learn to park and ride.
The bird flew up to sit on the rail. Only in the viewfinder did I realize he had just taken off! .
Shabbat shalom to all. And happy Camera-Critters Sunday, already underway, to all who participate or visit our animal meme.
What wonderful timing for that last shot!
ReplyDeleteNice shots. I just think of your country as being a lot of sand. And to see green hills and valleys was a shocker.
ReplyDeleteLucky shot ;)
ReplyDeleteMy entry this week, in HERE. I hope you have time to stop by as well. Thanks.
Haha, learning to park and rind is NEVER easy! The same here in Vienna :)
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend!
Nice scenery there =D Still remember me? Its been a long time since I've stopped by here. You still doing your archeological work? Cheers!
ReplyDelete"Hadassah and the village of Ein Kerem in the valley"... brings back lots of memories. My brother, Hope, was born in Hadassah Hospital. Thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteThe last shot is good. Great captures!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post!Happy Camera Critters and thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletepurrs and love
Luna(from Brazil)
Amazing shot of the bird taking off!
ReplyDeleteThought of you this morning as we prayed, "...the glory of Jerusalem, the joy of Israel" (in reference to Mary, the mother of Jesus.)
What a nice place and the bird is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCurious..Are "cedars of Lebanon" in these Israel hills? We have a couple of these cedars in Los Angeles (there location in a book I have) but I've never them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful valley.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting shots, and you were just at the right time for the last one!
Great informational shots. Those birds don't always cooperate with us :)
ReplyDeleteShabbat Shalom to you!
ReplyDeleteGREAT bird shot. Amasing.
We are supposedly getting rail too....Aloha Sistah
Comfort Spiral
That is an amazing bus stop! I could learn to wait forever with a view like that.
ReplyDeleteAnd what a wonderful last photo!
Nice catch!
ReplyDeleteHey Dina: My blog has been on autopilot while I've been visiting relatives in another state. Thanks for your comments. I'm looking forward to catching up on your blog!
ReplyDeleteTerrific shots! I wonder if that's a magpie?
ReplyDeleteDo you think they would have realize all this work for nothing !
ReplyDeleteMaybe crisis just stop for a while the work, but I can't imagine that the tram won't run on one day !
Wonderful landscape of the hills.
Lovely shots, especially the first one.
ReplyDeleteI like the pic, love the rock formation, looks like a huge horse saddle
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