We started off the day in Tzfat, the birthplace of Jewish Mysticism. Walking the stone streets, visiting the old, small synagogues, seeing the awesome candles in the candle shop - it was all pretty awesome. I learned that to the mystics, blue is a protective color and as a result its painted onto everything. Seriously - EVERYTHING. There was blue cement on some of the stone walls!
From here we went to the village of Peki'in, walked around a little and went to a Druze tent for lunch. The Druze are a subset of christianity and judaism, following the teachings of Jericho, but i'll be honest - that didn't really matter to me. Fact of the matter is, they made an AMAZING lunch. hummus, pita, sliced beef, chicken, wild rice, vegetables - it was a feast, and we loved every bite.
Of course, all good things must end, so after the feast we drove to Jerusalem for the birthright Mega Event.
I'll keep this part short - after a 3 hour bus ride, we arrived just in time. It was about 50,000 birthright participants from all over the world gathering in this auditorium, screaming and shouting, hootin' and hollerin'.
It was a little overwhelming.
Still Though, a decent event, but we were all ready to crash when it was over. We drove out to our hotel, waited in the lobby to get our room keys, then went upstairs to sleep.
Day 3, DONE.
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