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Trip to the North

My friend and I took a four day trip up north, with only our backpacks, camera and notebooks. He (Jason Silberman) is a Journalist for the Jerusalem Post, and I was his photojournalist, as it were. Here's some of what we saw.
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Places we visited. Map from Atlasct.com.
Places we visited. Map from Atlasct.com.		 Yerushalaim Street in Tsfat (a.k.a. Safed)
Yerushalaim Street in Tsfat (a.k.a. "Safed")		 People at a cafe in Tsfat
People at a cafe in Tsfat		 Tsfat view to mountians
Tsfat view to mountians
Yerushalaim street, another view.
Yerushalaim street, another view.		 Katyusha rocket damage to house. Notice hole in roof
Katyusha rocket damage to house. Notice hole in roof		 Fence burned by Katyusha strike
Fence burned by Katyusha strike		 damage behind fence from rocket
damage behind fence from rocket
Mr. Eyal Shelli, and damage to his home on Palmach st. From rocket
Mr. Eyal Shelli, and damage to his home on Palmach st. From rocket		 Sunset over Tsfat
Sunset over Tsfat		 Art gallery/internet cafe where we hung out overnight, Arlozorov street.
Art gallery/internet cafe where we hung out overnight, Arlozorov street.		 Kiryat Shmona. Town hit with over 1000 katyusha rockets. Direct hit to a living room. No one home at the time, luckily.
Kiryat Shmona. Town hit with over 1000 katyusha rockets. Direct hit to a living room. No one home at the time, luckily.
same room, another view.
same room, another view.		 Piece of a Katyusha, I think...see the Russian writing?
Piece of a Katyusha, I think...see the Russian writing?		 The couch.
The couch.		 Repair to local elementary school on Herzl street, after Katyusha hit.
Repair to local elementary school on Herzl street, after Katyusha hit.
Looking East across Kiryat Shmona, from Geological park in the mountians.
Looking East across Kiryat Shmona, from Geological park in the mountians.		 Tree planting ceremony for JNF (Keren Kayemet Leyisrael). Left-right: Ron Lauder, ?, Roni Bar-On (Minister of the Interior)
Tree planting ceremony for JNF (Keren Kayemet Leyisrael). Left-right: Ron Lauder, ?, Roni Bar-On (Minister of the Interior)		 Ceremony participants.
Ceremony participants.		 Mayor of Kiryat Shmona, Haim Barbibay, in center.
Mayor of Kiryat Shmona, Haim Barbibay, in center.
Planting.
Planting.		 Jason attempting to interview Minister Bar-On.
Jason attempting to interview Minister Bar-On.		 A new tree.
A new tree.		 Welcome back home. Kiryat Shmona embraces you. 71% of the town left during the war.
"Welcome back home. Kiryat Shmona embraces you". 71% of the town left during the war.
Shmona Center mall. Getting back to business...
"Shmona Center" mall. Getting back to business...		 ...but still somewhat empty.
...but still somewhat empty.		 ....
....		 At last second, found a great guest house for the night.
At last second, found a great guest house for the night.
Sunrise, as seen from bus, on the way to Karmiel and our transfer to Naharia.
Sunrise, as seen from bus, on the way to Karmiel and our transfer to Naharia.		 Nice Flowers.
Nice Flowers.		 Me at Karmiel Bus Station.
Me at Karmiel Bus Station.		 Coastal town of Naharia.
Coastal town of Naharia.
Street scene in Naharia.
Street scene in Naharia.		 The coast.
The coast.		 Fishing.
Fishing.		 Naharia beach coming back to life.
Naharia beach coming back to life.
Naharia beach.
Naharia beach.		 Naharia beach.
Naharia beach.		 Damage to a patient room froma direct Katyusha hit.
Damage to a patient room froma direct Katyusha hit.		 Jason Interviewing a patient.
Jason Interviewing a patient.
Israeli railways train.
Israeli railways train.		 Graffitti in bus - this bus took us away from our homes in Gush Katif, 8/18/2005.
Graffitti in bus - "this bus took us away from our homes in Gush Katif, 8/18/2005."		 My sunburned leg after 3 days of wandering around outside under the blazing sun in heat that ranged from the 90s to over 100 F.
My sunburned leg after 3 days of wandering around outside under the blazing sun in heat that ranged from the 90s to over 100 F.		 E.R. at Rambam Hospital, Haifa.
E.R. at Rambam Hospital, Haifa.
Soldier who was injured by shrapnel when a small rocket exploded near his unit's position.
Soldier who was injured by shrapnel when a small rocket exploded near his unit's position.		 Another shrapnel-wounded soldier from the reserves.
Another shrapnel-wounded soldier from the reserves.		 Locomotive at the Haifa train depot.
Locomotive at the Haifa train depot.		 Memorial for the railroad workers killed when a Katyuasha hit the train depot.
Memorial for the railroad workers killed when a Katyuasha hit the train depot.
Another locomotive.
Another locomotive.		 Damage to the inside of the Depot. Note hole in roof where first Katyusha hit.
Damage to the inside of the Depot. Note hole in roof where first Katyusha hit.		 Looking down one of the tracks.
Looking down one of the tracks.		 The ground a full 25 feet from where the Katyusha landed. Notice the ball bearing spray. Anyone standing here was killed.
The ground a full 25 feet from where the Katyusha landed. Notice the ball bearing spray. Anyone standing here was killed.
Repairing a train sliced up by ball bearings.
Repairing a train sliced up by ball bearings.		 Another look at the Katyusha entrance wound.
Another look at the Katyusha entrance wound.
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