Day 7: We Climb Mount Carmel
Don't have much time, but must report that we climbed up ALL the terraces on Mount Carmel today.
Here's the view from the bottom:
Here we are at the top, sweaty and exhultant:
And here's the view from the top:
Gotta run -- we're heading out to Bahji for an all-night commemoration of the Ascension of Baha'u'llah.
Chill'n in the hotel the morning after, gives us time to upload the pictures of our climb. Here they are!
Please pay no attention to the numerical miscalculation, (the numbering of the terraces) as we are working on only about four hours of sleep.
posted by Gary and Mary Lou @ 10:50 AM
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Hi, sorrygnat!
One of the wonderful things about the terraces is that each one has places to sit and rest in the shade. On the upper terraces, there are places to rest even between the terraces. It took us about 40 minutes each to climb the lower and upper terraces, and that's including time to stop and take photos and look around a little at each terrace. They're similar, of course, but each one is slightly different and it's fun to look at the different plants, and different styles and placement of benches, and so on.
Bottom line: We think it's doable, especially if you do it in the early morning or evening, when it's cooler. And remember... climbing the terraces is not part of the official pilgrimage program. We just did it on our own because we wanted to!
One more thing... it's not at all like climbing a steep hill. Just lots and lots of stairs.
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