Turkey-Israel-Travel-08-09

  • Video From The Austrian Hospice In Jerusalem, Israel

    In January, after traveling through Turkey in December with Kirk Henderson and Stephanie Safdi, I went to spend a few days in Israel. I didn’t shoot much video, but here’s one good one, from the roof of the Austrian Hospice, in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City. Austrian Hospice Rooftop from Jeffrey D on…

  • Turkey 2008 – Video

    In December 2008, Kirk Henderson, Stephanie Safdi and I traveled through Turkey together. I brought along my excellent Canon G10 digital camera on the trip, and aside from taking about 1000 still photos, I also took about 30 minute of video from Turkey. I’ve edited down the video to a 12 minute reel, highlighting some…

  • Traveling Through Turkey and Israel – Photos

    Traveling Through Turkey and Israel – Photos

    Traveling through Turkey and Israel in December 2008, I managed to take roughly 1500 photos with my brand new Canon G10. The new camera was great, and the wide angle 28mm lens, ND filter, and full manual control were great to have in the field. I started the trip with 8gb and 2gb memory cards,…

  • Blogging From The Field – Turkey and Israel 2008-2009

    Blogging From The Field – Turkey and Israel 2008-2009

    View all posts from Turkey and Israel One of the (many) objectives of my recent trek through Turkey and Israel was to experiment with blogging from the field. I didn’t a laptop with me, but I did take my iPhone, which is actually quite powerful. My plan was to use both my iPhone, as well…

  • Israel Day Five – Tel Aviv and NYC

    Israel Day Five – Tel Aviv and NYC

    Today was the last day of the trip – and an extremely long one. We woke up around 11, and Steph, Wills and I hung out around the apartment for a while, going through photos, making breakfast, and packing up. After that Steph and I walked through some parks to the Sherut to TelAviv, which…

  • Israel Day Four – Military Buildup

    Israel Day Four – Military Buildup

    Today was spent mostly walking around Jerusalem and getting to know the city better. Wills, Steph and I woke up mid morning, and Steph ran off to meetings for most of the day. I packed up my daypack, and set out walking across the city. After visiting a friend at a coffee shop, I went…

  • Israel Day Three – Uganda

    Israel Day Three – Uganda

    Today Steph and I took a good afternoon walking tour all over Jersusalem. We started by meeting up with some friends over at Uganda, and then went over to our friend’s print making studio. After that, we walked down to the old city, entering at the Jaffa gate, going past the Kotel, and exiting at…

  • Israel Day Two – Austrian Hospice

    Israel Day Two – Austrian Hospice

    Quick post for today. We woke up late, and Stephband I had a traditionl Israeli breakfast at a local diner. After that we did a quick lap around the old city, in the Jaffa gate, past my old home the Petra hostel, by the western wall, and finally up through the arab quarter to the…

  • Israel Day One – Protests In Tel Aviv

    Israel Day One – Protests In Tel Aviv

    Today was my first full day in Israel for this trip. Steph had meetings to go to for most of the morning, so I walked with her across Jerusalem to drop her off at her office, then went up Jaffa Road to hang out in a coffee shop for a while and catch up. After…

  • East Jerusalem To West Bank

    East Jerusalem To West Bank

    Arab minibusses in Palestinian controlled East Jerusalem loading up to travel to the West Bank.

  • Anti-War Protesters In Tel Aviv

    Anti-War Protesters In Tel Aviv Originally uploaded by jamfan2 Protesters in Tel Aviv, Israel — Sent via mobile. —

  • War Protest In Jerusalem

    War Protest In Jerusalem Originally uploaded by jamfan2 Protesters with signs at Ben Yehuda street in Jerusalem, Israel. Holding signs asking to stop the war and free Gaza.

  • Arabic Graffiti – Jerusalem

    Arabic Graffiti – Jerusalem Originally uploaded by jamfan2 Arabic graffiti near the Damascus gate in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel. Israeli IDF soldier passing by.

  • Turkey Day Ten – Istanbul to Tel Aviv

    Turkey Day Ten – Istanbul to Tel Aviv

    Today was another big air travel day. We woke up early at Kirk’s house, and met up with friend Wills for a quick breakfast at home. Our one last stop before departure was the large Istanbul Bazaar, where we bought some interesting little trinkets – my only souvenir purchases of the trip! One more last…

  • Turkey Day Nine – ‘Antep

    Turkey Day Nine – ‘Antep

    Today was our much needed rest and travel day. We slept late in our posh hotel room in Gaziantep, and then spent the better part of the morning in the topfloor breakfast salon, enjoy ing the view of a powerful blizzard hitting the town. We were amazed to see sych a blizzard in southern Turkey,…

  • Blizzard In Istanbul

    Blizzard In Istanbul Originally uploaded by jamfan2 Landed safely back in Istanbul – to a huge blizzard!

  • Baklava At Cagdas In Gaziantep, Turkey

    Baklava At Cagdas In Gaziantep, Turkey Originally uploaded by jamfan2

  • Turkey Day Eight – Beehive Houses

    Turkey Day Eight – Beehive Houses

    This morning we woke up in the sketchiest hotel yet, Otel Dogu, in Sanliurfa. We got out of there quickly, had a quick breakfast, and hit the road towards Harran. In Harran, we were struck by how many civilizations had lived there, and how many layers of building were waiting to be uncovered. We also…

  • Beehive houses in Harran

    Beehive houses in Harran

    Image_27.jpg Originally uploaded by jamfan2 Beehive houses in Harranhttps://www.jeffreydonenfeld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=555&action=edit#

  • Turkey Day Seven – Canyonlands

    Turkey Day Seven – Canyonlands

    Thus morning we woke up early in Biercheck, and made the beautiful drive through the canyonlands on our way to Halfeti. During the drive, we passed through fields full of dormant olive trees, and made a couple of stops to take in the surroundings. Much like the American southwest, there were huge canyons, with lakes…

  • Sunset on the Euphrates

    Sunset on the Euphrates

    Image_27.jpg Originally uploaded by jamfan2 Castle looking over the Euphrates

  • Turkey Day Six – Syrian Border

    Turkey Day Six – Syrian Border

    Waking up in Kilis this morning, we knew today was going to be a busy one. We started off checking out of the Hotel Paris, throwing our gear in the car, and heading out on a walk around town. Kilis isn’t big, so we covered the town in just an hour or two. Kirk and…

  • Turkey Day Five – Antakya to Kilis

    Turkey Day Five – Antakya to Kilis

    Today was filled with lots of driving, and lots of rural exploration. We started off the day in Antakya, where we had an early morning internet cafe session, along with some fresh juice. After that we visited an orthodox church, where they were having Christmas day mass, and then went down the street for Turkish…

  • Downtown Kilis

    Image_27.jpg Originally uploaded by jamfan2 Kilis