Salam ya Amman

The Rest In the very last week of my time in Jordan, Carolein visited me and gave me the perfect ending to my time in Jordan. Together, we experienced the classic Jordanian...

Thursday, February 20 9 am. Sami brings us traditional Palestinian sweets made from semolina, which we have for breakfast with a cup of coffee before heading out for a tour of...

Wednesday, February 19 8 am. After showering and having breakfast cookies, we get into our small rental car with the aim of exploring the area around the Sea of Galilee. Our...

9 am. Today Busher offers to show us around a bit, which we gratefully accept. In a tension-filled area like this, it definitely makes sense to be with someone who knows their...

Monday, February 18th 9 am. We take a look out the large window of our apartment and enjoy a beautiful view of Majdal Shams, which is now bathed in the morning sun. When I come...

Saturday + Sunday, February 16th + 17th We sleep in a bit longer, hop in the shower and say goodbye to Firas, who is now flying to Brussels for vacation. He kindly allows us to...

Friday, February 14th 10 am. We start the day relaxed with the hostel breakfast and then make our way to the Carmel Market - the huge market in Tel Aviv where you can find not...

Wednesday + Thursday, February 12 + 13 Lea, Clara and I sleep in a bit longer, have a cozy breakfast, take another look at Ramallah from a bird's eye view from the hostel...

In the museum corridor

Monday, February 10 We sleep in today, get some hummus and labneh from the corner store, and have breakfast with the dark nut bread we bought at the market in Jerusalem. Yum....

Sunday, February 9th 8 am. Today we wake up a bit earlier. We want to take advantage of the morning visiting hours for the grounds of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is only open to...

Historical hookahs at the Israel Museum

Friday, February 7th 9:30 am. We just woke up in time not to miss breakfast in our hostel. After that, we take some time for ourselves (it's really bad weather outside anyway),...

Donnerstag, 6. Februar 8 am. Die Sonne scheint in unser Dorm herein und macht uns darauf aufmerksam, dass heute ein wundervoller Tag wird. Wir nehmen unser Frühstück also auf...

Wednesday, February 5th I really thought about whether I should publish this post. And I still don't know if it's a wise idea to write from Palestine at all. But I'm doing it...

Tuesday, February 4th 7:30 am. I sit in the hostel's common room with my laptop until Lea joins me after having showered, and then I also get ready to go out. The bright sun...

On the grounds of Herod's Palace

Sunday, 2nd February 9 am. Today we sleep a little longer and then walk into town. At the big roundabout in the center of Jericho, we get fresh bread and sesame cookies and have...

Saturday, February 1st 7 am. We get up, pack our last things, say goodbye to Rebecca and then make our way to the North bus stop. We were told yesterday that besides the...

January 25th - 31st In this post, I will briefly summarize my last week in Amman before Lea and I embark on our 3-week trip to Palestine, and then the very last week in Jordan...

There they go, the camels

Wednesday, January 22nd 5:45 am. We wake up in our ice chamber. It would have been unbearable here without a hot water bottle. We pack up our remaining things and then make our...

Yes. That's what the weather looked like today

Today also: funny slipper soldiers

Saturday + Sunday, January 18 + 19 9 am. The end of the university stress seamlessly transitions into a much more pleasant program: Mama and Papa decided to take a week off to...

January 3 - 17 The simple reason that I'm summarizing two weeks is because of university. The workload we had during this time to complete all assignments and presentations on...

Wednesday + Thursday, January 1st + 2nd 6:30 am. We barely catch the Jett bus that will take us to Petra. When we stop at a rest area halfway through the journey, we question...

Tuesday, December 31st 7 am. We slept well last night and had a small breakfast in the cozy room with a fireplace, while the sun was already shining from outside. We cuddle with...

Monday, December 30 8 am. After the last night in the bunker, Sophia and I get some sesame rings for breakfast, then pack our things and leave the strange Gatet Community....

Sunday, December 29th 9 am. After an improvised breakfast, we set off through the streets of Jaffa. We have some time before our Free Walking Tour starts, so we stroll through...