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Jan 27, 2018 | 4:40 am

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Originally Posted by omsflyer

Great Report as usual!! I may have missed it but were you happy with the services of Touring Israel and would you recommend them? How did you find them? Their website is interesting but not a lot of information. We are considering an Israel / Jordan trip. Usually we plan / book ourselves but this may be the place to use a private Tour group. Thanks

Thank you very much omsflyer. I would definitely recommend Touring Israel. Everything was so well organized. Other than going out for dinners, we were escorted every step of the trip. It was a great experience. ^

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Originally Posted by Innocent Abroad

Lovely pictures from a lovely (even if troubled) city. Did you go to have Knafe at Jaa'far sweets in the Muslim Quarter? This is what I've found there a couple of days ago

Thanks very much Innocent Abroad. Didn't have it but it looked delicious. Seeing that Delta cutlery in the Old City was pretty funny.

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Originally Posted by kosy91

Excellent trip report as always [MENTION=153946]SFO777[/MENTION] !
Your trip report has made me google/wiki the history of Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine etc, very interesting...

Thank you kosy91.

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Originally Posted by Bretteee

The King David Hotel was built by the Mosseri family of Egypt who owned the Shepherds Hotel in Cairo (completely destroyed in the Revolution of 1952), Mena House, Cataract in Aswan and others.
King David Hotel (1931), Jerusalem | Historic Hotels of the World-Then&Now
My grandmother stayed here in 1939 and saw Haile Salassie and King Farouk.
It has an interesting history.

Thanks Bretteee. The hotel's history is indeed amazing and celebrated by wonderful period photos that line the corridors on each floor.

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