Strauss Guidebook of Israel
Sightseeing
The Garden Tomb Jerusalem
Conrad Schick StreetMount of Olives
Temple Mount
Gethsemane
Area where Jesus prayed, with oldest olives trees to date
St. Anne's Church, Jerusalem
Stone church next to bath of Bethesda, great acoustics
Western Wall
The western wall.
Sites outside Jerusalem
Biblical and Tourist sites outside of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem
Masada
Fortress ontop of mountain overlooking dead sea
Ein Gedi
Area where David hid from Saul in biblical times
Ein Bokek
This is where you can go into the dead sea for free. Nice clean beach
City advice
Getting around
Arab Busses (blue and white)
On these busses you can pay cash in shekel
Ways to save
Coffix coffee
At this franchise you will pay the least for coffee, and other drinks. Everything is either 5/6/7 shekel.
Customs and culture
Shabbat
On Fridays shops will start closing from 14:00 to prepare for Shabat. Shops will also be closed during Saturday and only will open Saturday evening. Shops in old city will be open.
Getting around
Public transport closed
Busses and trains (Egged) will not funning on Saturdays. The speed train from the airport/tel aviv does not run on Friday and Saturday.