Videos from Travels

I found these on my computer today. I meant to post them eons ago but never got around it. I am feeling a little sick today...so I am taking care of things I normally ignore as not very important.

Anyway here are two videos from my travels in Israel. The first I recorded as we were leaving the Old City in Jerusalem on our way back to our apartment. It was a few hours before Shabbat started so there was this energy in the city. I don't know how to describe it. You can tell something is coming and people are busy finishing chores, getting home and celebrating...it is very strange and so neat to experience. As we were leaving the Old City, we ran into a group of female soldiers in the Israeli Army. They were in a circle surrounding to older men playing instruments. The older men were playing songs and the whole group of young soldiers were arm in arm singing with them. It was really a neat sight and honestly something I am pretty sure you never see in the US. See for yourself:

IMG 0181 from Mari Anzicek on Vimeo.

The second video I recorded while walking through the Old City. Janet and Max are in front of me. I recorded it to show how busy and crowded the Old City...but also how loud and interesting. It is often more crowded than you see in this video. I wish I could have recorded the smells as well so you can get a sense of the different foods and all other smells you experience while walking through the Old City. And honestly the Old City is pretty cool but it feels like a cramped mall. There are tons of people trying to sell you crap and make deals and get you in their shops. Once you get past all the shops, you experience the real history...but it is like walking through a gauntlet first. Experience it with me:

IMG 0177 from Mari Anzicek on Vimeo.