What a fantastic weekend! Started off with me meeting a local hiking group at 6am on Friday. We jumped in one of the orange 'servis' taxis and drove about 30 minutes out of town to a small village called Kurf Nameh (or something like that). We there met up with a local woman who then guided us on a 4 hour walk through beautiful olive groves and other small villages along the way.
In Bel'in we were stopped by a woman baking bread in a round outdoor oven. She invited us to sample the fresh goods along with some pure olive oil and thyme mixed with sumac and sesame. You rip off a bit of bread, dip it in the oil and then into the herbs. Delicious.
In Bel'in we were stopped by a woman baking bread in a round outdoor oven. She invited us to sample the fresh goods along with some pure olive oil and thyme mixed with sumac and sesame. You rip off a bit of bread, dip it in the oil and then into the herbs. Delicious.
Tons more pictures of the hike over there on the right in my flickr account.
Rest of the weekend was spent studing Arabic, playing ping-pong and eating good food. Not a bad life, just wish you were all here to enjoy it with me.
