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Adventures in the Holy Land And Our Quest To Find A Bare Beach In Israel
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Finding a Bare Beach in Israel:
Consequently a brief time frame where you may have discovered we were quiet and missing on Memorial Day. Anyhow I thought I'd share a couple of pictures and bits of our trip with you all!
Despite its violent Arab neighbors and occasional flying rocket (do not worry, you've to be really unlucky to get hit by one), Israel is actually a wonderful country to visit, filled with amazing historical sites and natural beauty of desert, sea and also loads of green trees and woods.
Luckily I'm worth many more than that.
The Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, was one of my favorite experiences. But I am sad to report we did not find a unclothed beach! We went to Kalia strand to the Neve Midbar entrance, which would supposedly result in the nude section, but it looks like it went cloth. We spoke to the guy at the entrance to inquire, but this is how the dialogue went:
Us: "Is there a sand here where you don't have to wear a swimsuit?"
Guy: "No, you must pay entrance to come in."
Us: "Yes we understand that, but is there a naked or naked strand?"
Guy: "Do you need to sleep here?"
Us: "No. Is there a playa where you can be naked, no clothing!"
Guy: "Noooooo"
Dominating the Dead Sea
We didn't have much time that day so we went out to a distinct section to get boggy and swim. Er, bob and float really. The water is so salty it holds you up. Regrettably the Dead Sea is evaporating at a speed of 3 perpendicular feet annually, which is why Spencer Tunik did a huge (well, his shoots are always enormous) naked jpg shoot there with 1,200 people in September 2011, to raise consciousness. I don't think it increased the number of nude beaches, however. We were stuck in bathing suits there, as well as at the Sea of Galilee. There exists supposedly an unofficial nude beach in Gaash (Kibbutz Ga'ash) on the Mediterranean shore, but we did not have time to visit that one.
Israel's climate is very conducive to nudism and going bare, but sadly has few designated public places to achieve this. We couldn't attend, but expect to one year, as it sounds like quite an experience.
To make up for my insufficient bare beach stories, I'll share several other photos and fun facts. We also seen a tremendous ruins site of a Roman city called Beit She'an. Walking through it you can still see the amphitheater, wide Roman roads, baths and sauna, decorated columns, and exquisite mosaics. A severe earthquake set the city in ruins in 749 C.E., and it's unbelievable how particular things have not moved since then, like the collapsed columns. The bathrooms were comical. Below is a picture of the public toilets, where people used to head to the bathroom right next to each other. No walls, only water flowing underneath to carry the waste away. There was also no evidence of different places for men and women - everybody together!
Beit She'an Ruins
Toilets in Beit She'an
Ruins that show the heating system below the floors of the saunas.
Consequently a brief time frame where you may have discovered we were quiet and missing on Memorial Day. Anyhow I thought I'd share a couple of pictures and bits of our trip with you all!
Despite its violent Arab neighbors and occasional flying rocket (do not worry, you've to be really unlucky to get hit by one), Israel is actually a wonderful country to visit, filled with amazing historical sites and natural beauty of desert, sea and also loads of green trees and woods.
Luckily I'm worth many more than that.
The Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, was one of my favorite experiences. But I am sad to report we did not find a unclothed beach! We went to Kalia strand to the Neve Midbar entrance, which would supposedly result in the nude section, but it looks like it went cloth. We spoke to the guy at the entrance to inquire, but this is how the dialogue went:
Us: "Is there a sand here where you don't have to wear a swimsuit?"
Guy: "No, you must pay entrance to come in."
Us: "Yes we understand that, but is there a naked or naked strand?"
Guy: "Do you need to sleep here?"
Us: "No. Is there a playa where you can be naked, no clothing!"
Guy: "Noooooo"
Dominating the Dead Sea
We didn't have much time that day so we went out to a distinct section to get boggy and swim. Er, bob and float really. The water is so salty it holds you up. Regrettably the Dead Sea is evaporating at a speed of 3 perpendicular feet annually, which is why Spencer Tunik did a huge (well, his shoots are always enormous) naked jpg shoot there with 1,200 people in September 2011, to raise consciousness. I don't think it increased the number of nude beaches, however. We were stuck in bathing suits there, as well as at the Sea of Galilee. There exists supposedly an unofficial nude beach in Gaash (Kibbutz Ga'ash) on the Mediterranean shore, but we did not have time to visit that one.
Israel's climate is very conducive to nudism and going bare, but sadly has few designated public places to achieve this. We couldn't attend, but expect to one year, as it sounds like quite an experience.
To make up for my insufficient bare beach stories, I'll share several other photos and fun facts. We also seen a tremendous ruins site of a Roman city called Beit She'an. Walking through it you can still see the amphitheater, wide Roman roads, baths and sauna, decorated columns, and exquisite mosaics. A severe earthquake set the city in ruins in 749 C.E., and it's unbelievable how particular things have not moved since then, like the collapsed columns. The bathrooms were comical. Below is a picture of the public toilets, where people used to head to the bathroom right next to each other. No walls, only water flowing underneath to carry the waste away. There was also no evidence of different places for men and women - everybody together!
Beit She'an Ruins
Toilets in Beit She'an
Ruins that show the heating system below the floors of the saunas.
