The Cliffs of Arbel, Tiberias
King of the castle Little Cliff Shalom Aleichem, Thursday Looking into the village of Hamam, just outside Tiberias, from 1300 feet above gives one a spectacular feeling. The sounds too, are interesting. We heard the roosters crowing, the crows roosting(?), horses neighing, donkeys braying, Jeffrey praying (the car would remain intact) and the jingling tune of the ice cream truck in the Arab village. A Patio view Grocery unpacking The hike, actually it was more climb than hike, could stand anywhere in our opinion. It wasn’t that long in distance but we climbed steeply. It was thrilling reaching and standing on the top of the Arbel Cliffs, looking over the village below, Safed in the distant hills and the Kinneret. A cooler view Surprisingly, we came across only two people over the period and we think they were lost. It is an outstanding trail, climb and hike. We explored the caves where people had secured themselves in earlier ages when Herod, for one, sent his attac...