Back in Nablus

Well, I managed to get back into the West Bank without too many drama's. As usual I was asked to one side at Tel Aviv to answer some more questions about my activities. This time it was my length of stay that seemed to be causing the problem. Once that minor detail was over with I got the shuttle bus to Jerusalem. I was quite pleased with myself once I got there for fending off a taxi driver that tried to convince me that his 50 shekels for taking me to Ramallah was reasonable (I'd batered that down from his original 100!) I eventually found the number 18 bus round the corner which took me to Ramallah and cost 6 shekels (less than a quid). None of the check points caused any major problems though the one between Ramallah and Huwarra had clearly descended into farce. As traffic coming up the hill to the checkpoint covered both lanes so no traffic could flow downwards. The - result: absolute mayhem. How no one crashed is beyond belief. Did amuse me somewhat though I was less amused at Huwarra as we bunched like cattle to get through a single gate.

Tried to get some sleep this afternoon but the City is simply too noisey for that too happen. I agreed to start my classes today and will be teaching at 5.30pm. A conversational English class discussing the topic of relationships....

I'll hopefully get some pictures on here soon and manage to keep up with at least one daily entry.