I suppose that its all the same, but I think every red blooded American should visit our favorite, big name corporations in new lands at least once. I think its kinda cool to see the slight differences in the menu, the kid's toy du jour, the advertising, etc. Israeli novelties include some meals served in laffa, cornstick/nuggets, and kebob; everything else was familiar. So this McD's was not kosher (So yes, you can haz cheezburger here, non-observant kitties), but apparently the burger wasn't that tasty, according to my buddy. My happy meal was good (I got a little red car, with do it yourself sticker decals ^_^), but pretty pricey - roughly $5 for the 4 piece meal. All in all - pleased, but I don't see the need to go back again.
Next stop: "Checkers" and "Kentucky Fried Chicken" of the West Bank (but more on that later...)
Sorry, this title is rude... This was actually a pretty cool class trip, though I doubt highly that I'll ever be hiking in the desert after leaving this country - at least not during the day. This site is worth seeing, and allowed me to trespass in the name of knowledge (always fun). The little move they show in the center is wonderfully horrible, and strongly implies that John the Baptist was a shunned, former member of the community there (oh, the things you can tell Christians to promote tourism...). Also, this isn't too far from the dead sea, so we got a chance to spend a few minutes in a local nature reserve, and they sell a few mineral products.
