04.18.00 Well, I'll be a horses' P4180058 it's Sarah's birthday P4180060 P4180061 Jane P4180059 P4180062 P4180063 and Benjamin P4180064 P4180065 decided to celebrate by riding horses. Sarah chose to have lunch woorst schnitzel she ever had P4180066 at Bet She'an P4180067 one of the most impressive ruins we've ever seen P4180068

While the archaeologists were finishing some excavations, P4180069 we decided to see a play in the ancient amphitheater P4180074 The seats P4180075 were uncomfortable. At least, the actors were good both on stage P4180076 P4180077 and off. P4180071 They were appreciated by the audience P4180090 The view of the city was grand whether taken in broad perspective P4180070 or narrow focus P4180072 P4180073

The mosaics were especially impressive P4180078 P4180079 P4180080 P4180081 P4180083 P4180085 P4180086 P4180102 P4180103 P4180104 P4180105 P4180108 P4180110 as were the pillows from Ace P4180084 Speaking of pillows, there were large pillars P4180082 P4180093 P4180113 P4180116 P4180117 and small pillars P4180087 P4180088 P4180089 P4180091 P4180092 P4180098 and pieces of pillars P4180112 P4180114

Thee were ruins everywhere P4180096 P4180097 P4180107 P4180109 P4180111 and holes P4180095 P4180106 P4180115 and a bath tub P4180094 They told us this about the street P4180099 and the artist said it looked like this P4180100 but it looked like this P4180101 to us.

Next we came to Silvanus Street. The artist told us what it looked like at 2 time periods P4180119 P4180121 The sculpture showed us that the street looked like this P4180122 and the goldsmiths house like this P4180118 To us, it all looked like this P4180120

Sarah performed the masterful feat of getting the family on delayed action of the camera ( Egypt watch out ) P4180123 we took the obligatory phone booth picture P4180124 and headed back home so that we could have Sarah's birthday

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