On Tuesday we crossed into Palestinian territory to visit both the modern and ancient cities of Jericho which are down in a fault valley down by the Jordan River. This is down 250m below sea level so it was a low point on the trip.
Of course, not much remains of the ancient city, but the fact that anything remains from about 2,800 years ago is incredible.
Jericho is a green oasis in a barren, desert area. It was my first time to see date palms. They are very impressive trees which have huge bunches of fruit on them. (Not ready at this time of year unfortunately.)
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