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Tag Archives: walled city
remains of the harbour
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Also tagged Acre, akko, ancient, cityscape, dusk, history, holy land, holy land experience, israel, old city, remains, ruins, serge chriqui, state of israel, stone, stone walls, sunset, tourism israel, worldscapes |
light in the port
having stopped for a bite to eat, courtesy of my aunt, at abu christo: one of the many restaurants in the old city, i noticed that the light was turning downright gorgeous… i excused myself and let the ladies order the food while i went to find something to photograph, as it were.
i had wanted to get a cityscape of acre, so that was the direction i went. i was not disappointed. i somehow made my way onto a terrace after climbing short walls and landed on a terrace adjacent to the akko light, the still-in-use lighthouse belonging to the old city. beyond it was the skyline with that glorious light i mentioned…
this photograph can be found in the following gallery: cityscapes
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ancient passageway
the trip back from southern israel completed, we took a bit of a breather for a couple of days. we would then head north on a day trip to visit the ancient port city of acre (akko in hebrew). the best summation i have found about this historical place is as follows: “acre … benefits from one of the very rare natural harbours on the coast of the land of israel. [it’s] location helped it become one of the oldest cities in the world, continuously inhabited since the middle bronze age, some 4,000 years ago.” – wikipedia
it’s a shame that some of the old city’s ancient buildings/monuments have become in such states of disrepair. at the time of our visit a few sites were completely blocked off to visitors. it looked like repairs were either just underway or about to begin.
we met up with my aunt and cousin and they took us around the old city. sites like the one photographed above were common. the history, when you stop to think about it is staggering somehow…
this photograph can be found in the following gallery: doors, windows & arches
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Also tagged Acre, akko, ancient, arch. archway, history, holy land, holy land experience, israel, old city, serge chriqui, state of israel, stone, stone walls, tourism israel, worldscapes |
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