BTW -- after The Field Trip was over, I stayed an extra day in Israel after checking in with my Me-2, to make sure that everything was ok back at home. My Me-2 was kind of bummed because of the announcement (by the Toolshed) that the new Me-3™ was starting beta testing and in a couple years, the Me-2 might get retired. Tools often get retired when new ones are made and the Me-3 would be just like the Me-2 except it has real blood, more realistic hair, and can stay world-bound without a battery recharge for an entire year. (Me-2’s need to plug in about once a week.)

So anyway, I stayed an extra day to check out some of the sights and I went to this place called “Gamla.” (These are the pictures.) As you can see, it’s like an ancient city on top of a mountain. It’s way up there because the Jews back then were hiding from the Romans, but the Romans eventually found them. But instead of getting captured, 9000 Jews jumped off the cliff of the city! It’s kind of a sad story but you can hike up the mountain (IF you’re in shape) and actually visit the ancient ruins. All these lizards and eagles live there now – no people – but it’s very amazing to be where all of this stuff actually happened way back in The Day. They have plaques and that tell the story and if you hike off the beaten path you can sit on the side of the hill and watch the eagles fly.