Faith by faith and money in cash - part 5

Israel - from the sublime to the Earth's (continued, part 5) At the exit from Jerusalem, we have delivered in a Catholic monastery which is famous for its icons. These masterpieces were donated to the temple of believers from around the world. It was very nice to see the Ukrainian icon at the central location. This gift is made, Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Lubomir Husar. The mosaic is symbolic combined western and eastern Ukraine. To the disappointment of the Russian group of tourists, an icon of their country was not there. Ukrainian icon-gift Also we visited the Israel Jewelry Exchange. Here we were expecting a little surprise - a Ukrainian girl-made us a discount in the amount of $ 2000 as his countrymen. Basically, when you meet Ukrainians in Israel can count on a very cordial and warm welcome. Jewelry Exchange building is a few skyscrapers, each in three dozen stories. Total staff is 60 000. Specifically for staff and visitors exchange here summed up the metro line and the railroad. Israel - one of the best places in the world where it is very profitable to buy diamonds and other precious stones mounted in gold and silver. The guide also said that underground is a shelter-shelter with rapid transfer of production into the ground, with stocks of food and water for several months. Judging by the words of a guide, an impressive building with pools, gardens and gyms. The Dead Sea and mud on the sixth day we went to the north of Israel to the south of the country, in the resort city of Eilat. On the way we did 3-hour stop at the Dead Sea, where it was possible to take mud baths, to buy Israeli cosmetics on the basis of this unique mud pond, in fact, one of the wonders of the world. The water in this sea is so salty (about 400 grams per liter), that it really possible to lie without making any effort. It is situated on 416 meters below sea level and is the lowest point on the globe. Eilat - a large resort town on the shores of the Gulf of Eilat. Here we spent the rest of our journey, enjoying the gentle sun, turquoise water and excellent service of our hotel. We had an excellent opportunity to become acquainted with the Israeli kitchen, which, incidentally, is very much borrowed from the Arab culture. I got rid of another stereotype, this time about what forshmak - this is a purely Israeli dish. In fact forshmak loved only Soviet Jews. Also, I learned that it was Israeli breeders brought tomatoes rectangular shape. The view from the window of the hotel in Eilat Another feature of Israeli culture is that the working week here lasts from Sunday to Thursday, and Friday and Saturday are days off. The hotel even has special lifts for the religious Jews who hold Sabbath (that is, when they were on Friday and Saturday did not do), they can not even press the buttons, so the cab of such elevators automatically stop on every floor. Start material: End of Material: See also: coin with a face of Jesus is released ... BC