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On the Road and In Your Backyard

by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)|  November 22, 20185:00 am| 13 Comments

This post is in: On The Road, Open Threads, Readership Capture

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On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.

From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.

Submit Your Photos

Good Morning All,

On The Road and In Your Backyard is a weekday feature spotlighting reader submissions. From the exotic to the familiar, please share your part of the world, whether you’re traveling or just in your locality. Share some photos and a narrative, let us see through your pictures and words. We’re so lucky each and every day to see and appreciate the world around us!

Submissions from commenters are welcome at tools.balloon-juice.com

Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!

 

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving, everybody!trav

 

Today, pictures from valued commenter Big R.

I spent Saturday wandering the Old City because, you know, there just wasn’t anything open unless it was run by non-Jews and for tourists. These are a few pictures from that day.

Taken on 2018-11-17 00:00:00

Old City, Jerusalem

I know what you guys come here to see. And so do I.

Taken on 2018-11-17 00:00:00

Jerusalem

The Old City sits on top of a mountain and Jerusalem’s growth has been onto the next mountain over. The valley between them is referred to as the Hinnom. This is a view of the Old City from the New.

(Don’t be too judgmental if I’ve screwed up names; my Hebrew is…not great.)

Taken on 2018-11-17 00:00:00

Hagia Sion, Old City, Jerusalem

So I took this picture thinking this was an old Byzantine church from the medieval period. In fact, it’s a Roman church built in 1910. But it sure looks Greek, don’t it?

Taken on 2018-11-17 00:00:00

Jaffa Gate, Old City, Jerusalem

The walls of the Old City from outside Jaffa Gate.

Taken on 2018-11-18 00:00:00

Kiryat Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem

A view from my desk as the sun sets.

 

Thank you so much Big R, do send us more when you can.

 

Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.

 

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13Comments

  1. 1.

    Mary G

    November 22, 2018 at 5:19 am

    Lovely photos.

  2. 2.

    otmar

    November 22, 2018 at 5:23 am

    Nice pictures, Israel is on my list of countries to visit someday in my life. Hopefully in peaceful times.

    Anyway, happy thanksgiving to everybody across the Atlantic.

    We’re remodelling our living room, my pc is stowed away, so I won’t submit pictures this week. I hope I have my pc and some minutes in time for next Friday.

  3. 3.

    rikyrah

    November 22, 2018 at 6:12 am

    Great pictures. Thanks ?

  4. 4.

    JPL

    November 22, 2018 at 6:22 am

    The morning post is my favorite, and thank you all for your submissions.

  5. 5.

    arrieve

    November 22, 2018 at 8:20 am

    Great pictures — thanks for sharing. Another place I’d love to visit…..

  6. 6.

    debbie

    November 22, 2018 at 9:25 am

    Great photos! Gotta say that top shot is my favorite!

  7. 7.

    J R in WV

    November 22, 2018 at 9:26 am

    I do come for the kitty pix, or puppies. But the “Ancient Byzantine” church was also cool…

    GReat pix!

  8. 8.

    JWL

    November 22, 2018 at 10:16 am

    Well, that’s it, then. The 9th Circuit Court has got to go.

  9. 9.

    stinger

    November 22, 2018 at 10:53 am

    I am thankful for these and all the great pics submitted by commenters. Everybody stay hydrated!

  10. 10.

    Amir Khalid

    November 22, 2018 at 11:15 am

    @JWL:
    What did they do?

  11. 11.

    JWL

    November 22, 2018 at 11:28 am

    @Amir Khalid: The court displeased Our Leader, according to our leader. A few minutes later, he fantasized aloud about American troops gunning down the Caravan of Invasion inching ever closer to our southern border. He also mispronounced ‘Tijuana’ about a half dozen times…

  12. 12.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    November 22, 2018 at 12:19 pm

    My favourite picture is the cat of course but the others are also beautiful.

  13. 13.

    Sherparick

    November 22, 2018 at 3:11 pm

    Thank you Alain for all you have done this blog & for this daily feature filled with wonder.

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