Sunday morning, we got an early start and drove through Jerusalem in order to get to the Dead Sea. Beautiful views surrounded us the entire way and for a second there we thought we were filming a National Geographic film.
We drove up a winding road leading to a viewing spot high above. Once we finished taking various shots of the view, we headed down to En Gedi - it was sad to see what became of the area - the water level had drop and it seemed much more touristy and not as natural as it once was. Despite this, we got some good shots, enjoyed the fresh salty air and the many beautiful Dead Sea landscapes.
Next stop was Jerusalem and boy I thought Tel- Aviv traffic was bad...... up until that point, I didn't see anything. LOL. A lot of construction is going on all around Jerusalem, which makes it pretty congested - every road is under construction.
We ate a late lunch at a burger place and I opted to get a NY style pizza across the street and bring it back to where the rest of my crew were eating. We sat at a table outside. I am with my pizza and the men with their burgers. As I am enjoying my lunch, an observant Jew walks by and says to me, not in a mean tone, "You are eating milk" - meaning I am eating Pizza in a "Meat" restaurant. I didn't say anything, I looked at him and politely said, I didn't think I was doing anything wrong.
He went to get a worker in the restaurant and came to my table and looked at my pizza - in its own box, napkin etc... and told the observant Jew, It was OK, I wasn't using their plates, utensils, etc... so what if I decided to sit there while I ate pizza and the rest ate meat. No Big deal. I wasn't offended. I follow the no mixing meat and milk...
Anyway, after a long day, we left Jerusalem and got back to Tel- Aviv around 8 p.m.
Tomorrow: Early rise 4:15 am - Filming in a hot air balloon & Cesarea
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