From Jerusalem to Judaic desert no distance. Having passed turn on Maale-Adumim, we head for the Dead Sea. On both parties of highway majestic zolotisto-pink hills rise. Sensation such as if you have got to a fairy tale: over a head the bottomless sky on which it is lazy becomes blue “lambs” of clouds.
Such legendary names associate with Judaic desert, as tsar David, the tsar the Tyrant, Jesus Christ and John Krestitel. Here archeological excavations are constantly conducted.
We turn off in settlement Kfar Adumim (Red village). At gate the security guard is on duty: if anybody from inhabitants of settlement does not wait for you, and do not dream to get inside. I am am met, fortunately, by the old university friends who have bought here in the beginning 90 remarkable country house. - you wish to look at Vadi the Celt? - Alexander, the head of family having many children asks. Well what wanderer does not dream to see the dried up channel of the ancient river - the former trading way, on which go loaded the goods caravans of camels?!
We rise on a hillock, passing buried in verdure manors. To our look opens another planet a show: rare clouds reject freakish shades thanks to what it seems on hills that you float overland, rocking, as on waves. I click a camera shutter, immortalising Martian chronicles. Only for the sake of one this landscape it was necessary to arrive here!
Kumran: rolls of the Dead Sea
Having supported sweet as honey, apples and cool “Coca-Cola”, we saddle four-wheel “horse”, we go down on highway and we continue to move on the south. At mountain bottom where the well-known rolls of the Dead Sea have been found out, we turn off in ancient settlement Kumran.
Many years ago people, grazing here cattle, have casually come across in the beginning settlement ruins, and then and on strange manuscripts. Without understanding the importance of the find, shepherds (just in case!) Have transferred to its scientists. Rolls of the Dead Sea became the greatest opening in the history of the Jewish people, shaken archeologists of all world.
In rolls the history of the Jewish sect п╣я│я│п╣п╣п╡, running in Kumran in protest at falling of moral principles among inhabitants of Jerusalem of an epoch of the Second Temple is described. To 68 years of our era communitarians lived in caves what and today it is a lot of in mountains round Kumrana.
In rolls of the Dead Sea ritual ceremonies made in the Temple are in detail described. It is told and about the feeling of the despair which has captured Jews, expecting destruction of the Second Temple. All manuscripts are not deciphered till now, their texts interpret differently, but it is obvious that more two thousand years ago in Judaic desert there was unique in own way a civilisation - extremely spiritual and moral. Acquaintance to a museum operating in Kumrane not only is informative, but also is the extremely disturbing: before visitors the unknown part of history of the Jewish people, fanned by romanticism and aspiration to self-improvement is slightly opened.
Ejn-Gedi: an oasis in sand
Having passed Kumran and having passed on highway of minutes 15, we turn off in kibbuts Ejn-Gedi. The natural reserve amazes imagination even the skilled traveller: violent greens, tall trunks я█п╡п╨п╟п╩п╦п©я┌п╬п╡ and baobabs, the strange plants brought on this earth from island Madagascar, from Southern Africa, Australia and many other countries.
What only cactuses you will not see in Ejn-Gedi - to describe their form and character it is possible days without a break. If you have solved п╬п╠я┼я▐я┌я▄ immense, you should sweep on reserve in open bus specially adapted for excursions. If you dream to amaze imagination of friends with the rare pictures, walk alone: each flower, each tree, each corner of a unique botanical garden guarantees to you ocean of impressions plus rich photoextraction. Mountain goats, leopards, exotic birds live in an oasis of Ejn-Gedi. And recently, by words kibbutses, there saw a tiger! However, it conducted itself(himself) decently - touched nobody.
The Sea, sparing a life
The Pearl of Judaic desert - the Dead Sea. The lowest point on Globe amazes with absolute harmony and calmness. The mirror water smooth surface has fallen asleep, immovable as though waiting delights of travellers flown down here from everywhere. To burn down on the sun it is impossible: ultra-violet beams are harmless. But it is necessary to drink much even if it would not be desirable: the organism is quickly dehydrated.
Concentration of salutary salts and minerals in a reservoir is so high that live beings there are not present: to fish on the Dead Sea to you it will not be possible. Nevertheless, this unique reservoir prolongs to the person a life, cures and rejuvenates. Waters rich with mineral substances and thermal sources running into the sea possess the most valuable curative and cosmetic properties because of what thousand years involve in themselves pilgrims. The cosmetic products made of minerals of the Dead Sea, are on sale in the most refined salons of the world. A medical dirt has on an organism really magic influence - dump years ten and start to feel young and attractive.
The hotel complex of a world famous health resort offers not only numbers for all tastes, pools, a jacuzzi, saunas, massage, but also services of the best doctors-dermatologov. Only in clinics of the Dead Sea it is possible effectively - for some years forward - to receive medical treatment from п©я│п╬я─п╦п╟п╥п╟, to get rid of a chronic arthritis and many other diseases.