Thursday, October 18, 2007
Bethlehem
The first real team acitivity: A trip to Bethlehem! 
With nine people we had a real fun ride to our destination, with loud dubka music, the guys singing and clapping, as well as the girls, and a broadly grinning driver who was visibly enjoying the energy of his customers. We made a small stop at the campus of Al Quds University, where I also got an impression of the Wall. A second stop was at a point where you can see the Dome of the Rock and everybody took pictures, as the Palestinians under 45 years are not allowed to go to this third holiest place for muslim
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We went to the Church of Nativity, where we could see the place were Jesus was born and were he slept. A guide also showed us a krypt where one can see the supposed remains of the children Herodes had killed after receiving the prophecy of a new born king.
After visiting a mosque and a short walk through the old city everybody was tired from the hot day and we went to a nice restaurant, were we stayed for over three ours to enjoy the very good food and to wait for the service to take us home. As the girls were late to arrive home, they had the good excuse that we had to wait at a checkpoint...
