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On the way along Caves at Qumran, where the 2000 years old Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947
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| Arrived in Masada! This was the place where the bus dumped me, now have to walk all the way up to the tourist complex
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| It is a long way... the weather was surprisingly 'nice' and HOT!
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| Yes, I had to follow that bend and walk all the way up!
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| The tourist complex of Masada which is set a the bottom of the mountain
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| Israeli flags waving at the entrance
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| This the car of Bein Harim Tours, with any luck I could meet my Lithuanian friend I met yesterday -- too bad she wasn't there! She was a professional violinist performing in Israel
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To reach the site at the summit of the mountain one can take the cable car (or else ...)
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| Without a second thought I dug into my wallet to pay for the cable car... now this is a huge one!
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| The climb was 900m, and done in 3 minutes!
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| The climb was really really steep. I was glad I did not have to go via the 'or else' option below
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