I’m Interested in Visiting…

Minneapolis for a baseball game and football game but am unsure if it’s safe enough to go. Anyone from the region able to shed light on whether or not it’s OK to visit? Much appreciated.

Israel, I would like to walk where Jesus walked and visit the places and sites mentioned in the bible.

I'd like to walk the streets of Jerusalem.

I've never been myself but it shouldn't be any more dangerous than any large city.

You may want to have a taser for any just in case scenarios but so long as you stay in a nicer part of town that's within budget I'd say it shouldn't be a bad stay.

Thanks for the good advice about a taser. A few years ago I visited St. Louis a year after the riots and there was still a lot of tension in the air. We’re two years removed from the riots in Minneapolis and I’m hoping things are better as far as peace and safety.

I would be careful about where I went. An all-out assault on pregnancy crises centers has just begun with several being fire-bombed in the past day, as well as a foiled assassination attempt on Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Chuck Schumer just unleashed The Summer Of Love 2.
This has to do with the Roe vs Wade leak, which will be highlighted tomorrow night on propaganda TV everywhere. It's gonna be one hell of a summer!

I personally don't like Saint Louis on a good day. About 20 or so years ago we were just driving through going from a. to b. and there was a major accident on the highway so I jumped off in the hope of skirting the problem area as the highway had already been shut down for an hour with me on it and I guess I jumped off at the wrong place because I was a bit lost and at one point I ended in an area where people started shooting at me with the kids in the car!' Im not sure I've ever been quite that scared...

i mean, who shoots random people driving through your neighborhood anyway?

So while I've been to 6 flags and up in the arch a couple times I now avoid St. Louis like the plague...

Kansas City is a far nicer town all the way around...

I've been.

Crime is non-existent in Israel except for taxis...every last one of them are into highway robbery with outrageous prices if you hail one...always ask for someone to call one for you.

Old city Jerusalem and the Via de la crusa is very very interesting. The sections of the Old City have not changed for thousands of years. But be warned...GPS is spotty at best and the merchants deliberately cover the road signs. You can get lost in there very easily...people will offer to guide you for money. Don't!

The way of the cross is illuminating in that Simon of Cyrene is at the premier spot for the spice market(he sold abortifactent) ...and everyone is literally in your face as the streets Re narrow and the shops are shallow.

Otherwise it's a nice trip of sorts. The place is full of Jewish people...and the older ones are absolutely the most annoying. The young are very well mannered and polite. The IDF are stellar in the way they behave.

Do not buy souvenirs in the old city....the only ones behaving in a fair fashion are the money exchangers. Buying an ice cream is fine...anything else and forget it. Wait until you get to Haifa or shop at one of the Kibbitz. One is at where Jesus was Baptized. The sharut (group taxis) out of the airport requires shekels...exchange your currency at the first place you can find. (At home at one of your banks is best before you go....most do this for a small fee but expect a day or two for them to order the currency)

Pesto Bismal and a few other things that you might consider off the shelf require a prescription or a hefty bribe for the pharmacist. $50 plus for 6 tablets...

Otherwise it's very interesting...I woke before sunrise every day while there. Looking over the water on the sea of Galilee and watching the sun rise over the Golan Heights....nothing like that.

The church of the Holy sepulcher is still there and freshly renovated. The construction ladder from a century ago is still left behind in its alcove and the folding chair is still in its place. ,(do a bit of research and you will know what I am talking about)

I was amazed at how many people go on tour just to hear the very basic history of Israel over the thousands of years...because they don't know it.

But I saw the pool of Siloam, Hezekiah's tunnel, Gehenna, Lasich, and Elijah's cave. I was going to stop at Elishas cave(it got shelled during WWII anyway) but opted for the Shrine of The Book instead.

The Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Other beautiful places God created . I want to visit my sister who had the nerve to move to the east.

You know that I'm east of you too....
I'm thinking of having a party if you would come.

you asking party with a preacher's kid? that is nothing but trouble

Wow! I’m sorry you went through that but your words may very well save lives. Thanks for sharing. Glad no one was harmed.

That's usually the best kind of trouble...but y6aint gotta lead me into trouble...I know plenty of shortcuts.

I'd like to visit many of the countries and their ports around the world. I'd love to jump on a boat and sail away. 😁 Getting Visas is a bit trying, but I could wear that. Moor up here and there, and meet the people and walk through their country's nature reserves. 😎