Gah! I have no time...

[Alex]

I feel your pain. I have to work, I have a wife and RL issues. I barely can play Civ or anything else. But, fortunately, the carnival is coming... good time to relax and play some games and still be able to have some time with my wife.

[Az]

Hi, KX! Long time no see! Sorry to see you bust your balls like that on the job, but a job is a job, and there is nothing to do, I guess.

Paiktis: did you say that you're going to Israel this summer?

[Bereta_Eder]

If all goes well Even sooner on passover. Greek passover in Israel is really great

But I have to be frank (no trolling, this is real) I am a bit afraid. You remember when that bus full of Greek tourists was blown up because they mistook it for the Israeli bus? (which happened to leave a bit later from the hotel)

I'm a bit

[Az]

When was that?! I remember no such incident.

and don't be afraid. It's perfectly safe.

It's riskier to drive. Esp. in athens.

[Bereta_Eder]

I second that one

[Bereta_Eder]

The bus bombing was some years ago. By Hamas or Al Fatah or someone else.

Many people died.

IIRC the terrorist organization who done it released a paper saying: "We are really sorry, we mistook you for the Israeli bus"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Az]

What places will you visit?

[Bereta_Eder]

Don't know yet.
Will certaintly come with an organized tourist group. They usually visit all the Holy Grounds (or all those that are accessible anyway).

So Jerusalem for sure.

The trip is a gift/promise to my Grandma. Not that I don't really want to visit too.

[Az]

Then you're certainly going northbound to Nazareth.

We'll have a poly meet!!!

[Bereta_Eder]

If it's possible it'd be great. Good to be with people that are actually taller than me. My neck is hurting from always looking down

A propo, If it's not so much trouble can you link/attach a map of Israel?

[Bereta_Eder]

wait I got it



So Haifa is just a bit west from Nazareth. I hope it is included in the trip Because I don't think I can leave my Grandma alone for more than a couple of hours in a foreign country in order to drive/take bus/train there. She'll freak out

[Thoth]

Originally posted by Kamrat X


Yep. Obey and thou shalt eat. Think for thyself and thou shalt go hungry...

Sad, but true. I hope your newspaper venture turns out to be worth the effort and sacrifice. I've pulled a few 36 hour days over the years if nothing else, they're good for bragging rights.

[Bereta_Eder]

Hmm... I wonder if that means that Bethleem is out of reach

[SlowwHand]

I think that would be the coolest of the cool trips to make.

[Az]

I dug out another map, but it seems that you've got it.

The only Christian place there is in Haifa is the Carmelite monastery, located near Elija's tomb, which is sacred to Islam and judaism, as well.

There is an enormous temple of the Bahaii religion, probably one of the finest buildings in the ME, though.

If the school won't get to hard, I'll dedicate a day or two to you, paiktis.