Akko

What a beautiful day! "Akko," We learned, is the place God said to the sea, "Stop here," during the creation of the world.

A delicious Mediterranean breakfast (halvah, Turkish coffee, pickled beets, fresh melon, all variety of cheeses, salads, olives, pita, lebnah, yoghurt, hummus...) and a shower later, we walked through the Turkish bazaar.

We found some some special presents for our girls (oooOOOOOOooo \o.O/ what could it be???).

Later we visited a mosque founded by a man known as The Butcher. By his description, he really was! But the mosque was quite lovely, with a story about Muhammad's move from Mechanics to Medina carved into the marble and painted Robin ' s egg blue, all around the arches throughout the room.

The Crusaders built a strong fortress here,    and to this day it remains both sturdy and beautiful.

Afterwards we headed to the field school where we'll be staying for the week, and took a walk along the Med.

Really excited about tomorrow! They've found jars!!!