猶太人的安息日(Sabbath)從星期五日落到星期六日落前,全城死寂,商鋪和景點關門之餘連公共交通包括機場火車都停了,幸好有阿拉伯人,可以搭其的士或巴士出行。如果星期六在耶路撒冷,除了在舊城逛,還可以搭的士去照常開放的以色列博物館。以色列博物館有中文導聽,主要看點是死海古卷館(The Shrine of the Book 圖5),整座建築設計成當初存放死海古卷的瓦罐摸樣,但一般人是看不到死海古卷的。另一看點是第二聖殿模型(圖4&6),看一看猶太人心之所向的西牆之外的第二聖殿。猶太藝術館(Jewish Art & Life Wing)11:30有英語導覽,一小時下來增加了不少對猶太文化的認識:如猶太人的婚約(圖7)寫些什麼?什麼是妥拉(圖8)?猶太人的燈台(圖9)為什麼有的是七個燈座,有的是九個?不可錯過的是四座從印度、意大利、南美蘇利南和德國移植過來的猶太會堂(圖1-3),最有趣的是對蘇利南的(圖3)講台前鋪沙的不同解釋。
The Museum went after the Holocaust Memorial, perhaps because it was too heavy before, or because it was too tired for the last two days of the trip, so no one was interested in it. They also become less talkative. So the memorial hall did not enter the real hall, first looked at the Garden Square, then looked at the jar Hall of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the exhibition hall of the Dead Sea Scrolls was made into the jar that was fitted with it. It was really creative and appropriate. After entering, it must be quiet and not take pictures. Those authentic pieces are too precious. We spent a long time in front of the model of the ancient city of Jerusalem. The area of the temple was so large that the model was very detailed and realistic. There is another alternative art sculpture, which is difficult to understand. There are cafes and souvenir shops in museums, but things are too expensive and not too much fun. When I left, I saw an interesting fire hydrant, red like an alien.
Natalia_Snow: 以色列博物館附近有這幾間酒店:入住耶路撒冷公寓(Check in Jerusalem),耶路撒冷亞伯拉罕旅館(Abraham Hostel Jerusalem),耶路撒冷因巴爾酒店(The Inbal Jerusalem),耶路撒冷萊昂納多廣場酒店(Leonardo Plaza Hotel Jerusalem),普瑞瑪國王酒店(Prima Kings Hotel)