Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Birya Fortress

Yesterday, we took a short tiyul to Birya Fortress. This is a fort near the north end of the hill on which Tsfat sits, from which there are some great views. To the west, one can see Har Meron (Mt. Meron), the highest point in Israel outside the Golan, and Har Adir (Mt. Adir), another peak just north of Har Meron.
To the north, one can see Bint Jabal in Lebanon, the town of Dalton, and the grave of Talmudic Rabbi Yosi HaGlili on a beautiful hill near Dalton. Well, actually his grave isn't quite in this picture; it's just to the right of Dalton outside this view.

To the northeast, there is a great view of Keren Naftali; snow-covered Har Khermon (Mt. Hermon), the highest point in Israel; and the northern Golan.

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