And now some from Safed, one of the four holy cities of Judaism and a center for Jewish mysticism. It is located in a mountain town in the Galilee, with views east to the Golan Heights, north to Lebanon, and south to Tiberius and the Sea of Galilee:

The Messiah's Alley:



Fresh juice vendor Leah poses with a Hezbollah rocket that destroyed her home ion July 13, 2006 while our guide Jakob explains.



plaque in Defenders Square:



The Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue - named after a famous Kabbalist scholar - the oldest synagogue in Israel that is still in use.





many blue doors here too - blue symbolizes heaven according to the Kaballah:



musicians draw quite a crowd: