MY TRAVELS - JERICHO..

My Travels - Jericho
Current mood: amused
Category: Travel and Places


We were on our way to Jerusalem from Amman, Jordan and the first stop was at Jericho for our lunch. As we entered the restaurant we saw many tourists, some were Japanese and mostly were caucasians.

We walked up the stairs to a big hall of diners having their lunch. We were seated at one corner of the restaurant. Having travelled awhile we were famished. The weather was hot and there were only fans in the hall. But our spirits were high as we anticipated our onward journey to the mysterious Jerusalem with much ardour. We chatted and joked whilst waiting for our food to be served.

Suddenly...a big group of 15 people arrived. There were men, ladies and children. We were told that this family was a prominent palestinian family. As they entered the hall and seated themselves we noticed to our shock, two tall handsome men carrying machines guns on their arms. One was a handsome blackman, statueques and purposeful. The other was caucasian, looked Italian with curly hair and hunky structure. Both stood a good 1.8 metres or taller. They wore turtleneck shirts and black trousers. The scene looked so much like one from a James Bond film.

We looked at each other. Suddenly I felt so scared. Never in my life have I encountered having lunch with machine guns hovering around. At least not in my dear country Malaysia. According to our guide, those two men were the family's bodyguards and they were there to make sure the family had a safe lunch. At anytime something went amiss, they would not hesitate to open fire to protect the family.

Our food arrived... .I noticed that all of us was not as enthusiastic as we first arrived. We sort of gobbled our lunch and each of us knew, we only wanted to get away from the scene as soon as possible.

As we ate, we cautiously looked over our shoulders to the family's table. We saw the waiters bringing sumptuous food to the table and as the family began their lunch, the two bodyguards each stood at each end of the long table. With their machine guns ready in their hands, they looked around observing and scrutinising. One of the men's eyes locked with mine and I alarmingly darted my eyes away .. my heart missing a beat. Not that I fell head over heels in love with him... but the machine guns and the thought that he would not hesitate to use it even in a busy restaurant like the one we were in, was enough to chill my heart and others.

We finished lunch, asked our guide to lead us out. He did with a smile on his face..."dun worry..." he assured us..."it is quite ok"... oh ya... I thought...better safe than sorry...

Once out of the restaurant, we managed to take some pictures and walked around. It was really a nice place. "Ready??" our guide enquired... "Oh yes we are, absolutely ...." and off all of us jumped into the waiting van, so glad to be away...!




This was one experience I will cherish. I have come to a place so different from mine and I think this was what made it worthwhile and memorable...

Jericho .. I do not know if I will ever pass your away again...:))))


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