Trip to the Holy Land - photothread.

[malmomike77]

should I buy a Luton football shirt

[Hugh Cow]

Nothing beats a nice British sunday lunch with a couple of beers - a very enjoyable day.

That would be a curry with japatis these days wouldn't it?

[Bettyboo]

^ Not in Buntingford...

^^ Yeah, errm, no - not my colour scheme!

[reinvented]

^ Breakfast, t'was - a bit of M&S chicken thighs with one of their strange bread numbers (had onions on a chibatta type thing)...

I probably should have gotten the blue shirt, but I just like the orange shirt more.

That pub looks basic! Where's the organic food menu?

How much was the Leffe? That'd be getting on for £10 in the Hertford Bell.


Thought of the day: should I buy a Luton football shirt while I'm on my way to the airport to keep me safer in Israel from a random shooting? Would the Israelis even let me into the country wearing a Luton shirt?

I got some message from Israel accom asking for my B2 certificate - I suppose I'd better check what that is and how to get it...

Leffe was about 3.60 last time i went to a spoons. that was in keswick 2 18 moths ago mind

[Bettyboo]

^ Blimey, that's cheap! I'm going to geet meself to The Spoons!

[reinvented]

oops
Leffe has risen from £3.85 to £4.14

Wetherspoons hike price of beer and food by 7.5% - Gedling Eye

apologies for any excitement (but still not much more than a non happy hour tiger in Bangers)

[Bettyboo]

Yes, still well priced for the UK.

[Bettyboo]

English lunch with the Old Speckled Hen...







&, a picture to thrill Mendip.

[Mendip]

^ Thank you. Thrilled!

[Bettyboo]

You are welcome, Sir.

[Stretchy]

I got some message from Israel accom asking for my B2 certificate - I suppose I'd better check what that is and how to get it...

It's a visa, isn't it?

[katie23]

^^^^ooh, what's that Thatchers Katy - is it an apple cider?

^but Bettyboo (or generally a UK citizen) doesn't need a visa for Israel, right?

Waiting for the holy land pics...

[Bettyboo]

It's a visa, isn't it?

Yeah, but I will be getting a tourist card with the required tourist stamp, on arrival at the airport (I think). The wording from the AirBNB message was misleading/wrong. I've since communicated with them, and I think it's ok. Worst ways, I will pay 17.5% VAT on accom (which as a tourist, you don't need to pay), but I doubt it.

^^^^ooh, what's that Thatchers Katy - is it an apple cider?

^but Bettyboo (or generally a UK citizen) doesn't need a visa for Israel, right?

Waiting for the holy land pics...

Yes, it's cider. But, I can't understand how they misspelt your name!

You are correct, I don't need a visa - I should get a tourist card and stamp on arrival (either that or kicked out of the country... ).

I'm just sorting out the timing, I'll go to Jerusalem for an Old City tour day (only there for one day, so would prefer a guide); just checking one out, but this looks good: Jerusalem Day Tour from Tel Aviv - Abraham Tours

50/50 on whether to go to the Dead Sea.

Probably won't make it to Masada unless I find Tel Aviv very boring/dislikable.

Only there for 3 nights and 3 plus a bit days, so I don't wanna do too much.

[Mendip]

^ I hope you have appropriate footwear for Jerusalem.

And Thatchers Katy is lovely stuff!

[helge]

I'll go to Jerusalem for an Old City tour day

The goat scene might be in Gaza or Negev

Just saying

[helge]

I got some message from Israel accom asking for my B2 certificate - I suppose I'd better check what that is and how to get it...

You didn't tell them, that you are flying KAL ?

[Bettyboo]

^ I hope you have appropriate footwear for Jerusalem.

And Thatchers Katy is lovely stuff!

Do you mean open toe'd goat leather sandals or comfortable walking shoes? I thought I'd buy the sandals in Machane Yehuda Market - for some good haggling!

&, you are correct, Mendip - Katie is lovely.

The goat scene might be in Gaza or Negev

Just saying

I need to check the legals of what I can do with a goat in these places, and are photos ok?

You didn't tell them, that you are flying KAL ?

Nope. Koreans pay more, everyone knows that...



I just got an eSIM to use in Israel, and made sure my UK SIM call roaming is turned OFF.

[helge]

I need to check the legals of what I can do with a goat in these places, and are photos ok?

If you are confused, my advice would be, to give the Tempel Mount a miss

[Bettyboo]

^ I thought that WAS the place for goats. ???

Far-right Activist Arrested on Suspicion of Planning Goat Sacrifice on Temple Mount - Israel News - Haaretz.com

[helge]

I thought that WAS the place for goats.

If you went through with that tiny project, you'd be the GOAT in the sacriledge category



Edit:


Do it,man !

Make history


(don't forget to tip the goat before they kill you)

[Bettyboo]

I have found a tour that could bring back my backpacker memories from 30 years ago:






Should I?
(Probably should...)

[malmomike77]

Have you ever heard of pressgangs

[helge]

A pubcrawl in Gaza would give more respect from this particular poster.

And probably much quicker done with.

In conclusion: Pussy !

[Bogon]

I need to check the legals of what I can do with a goat in these places, and are photos ok?

Access all areas if you get a B2 certificate. If you're a known goat lover, then the place you've booked up normally sends you a reminder to get one.

[katie23]

@betty - you should get some Jesus sandals (like the ones that Mendip has), and of course, show us the evidence!

Btw, I'm curious - how big was your luggage for this trip to the UK/ Israel? In case anyone is wondering why I asked, when I met Bettyboo, he just had a small backpack and that was all his stuff for ~1 week(?) of his trip to PH. Even I (a travel-light person) was surprised! After our meeting, he went to the airport for his flight back to Korea.

And "lovely Katie" thanks you for the compliment. I met Bettyboo for lunch @ Mall of Asia when he visited PH some years ago - it's in his pic thread. He was very prim & a proper gentleman. But maybe it was because we didn't see any goats in the city!

Cheers & enjoy Israel! (I remembered that I could also go there visa-free, because PH voted for Israel's statehood back in the day.)