Just one of the places we’ll be visiting in Israel, though by far my favorite. We’ll be riding the cable car to the top of the 2,000-year-old Jewish fortress and winter palace of King Herod in southeastern Judea. But I may walk down the “snake path,” the white line on the lower right. Takes an hour or so. As for the history, some is at the link above. Much more is in this very fine book.
UPDATE: I didn’t walk down in the heat. I enjoyed the nice descent on the Swiss cable car, instead, with the breeze through the open windows.
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