view towards the Dead Sea
view from our room at Lot Hotel to Dead Sea
Michael floating in the Dead Sea
view of security fence from Jerusalem
Leaving Jerusalem on my way to the Dead Sea, I stopped at a "canyon" which means "mall" in Hebrew in the "settlement" of Ma'ale Adumim. I drove up the winding road to a new housing community complete with schools, green areas and playgrounds. It was definitely a "community" in every sense of the word. On my way, in the distance, I could see the "security wall" that has significantly diminished the number of incidents in Israel. After lunch at Aroma, I continued on the drive to the lowest point on earth. After a quick shopping stop at the Ahava factory (where prices were less expensive than at the stores in the cities), I soon arrived at the hotel - The Lot Spa Hotel. I checked into the modest but clean room and began to survey the facilities. My first stop was to the spa to make reservations for treatments. The Lotus Spa had an amazingly large menu which included massages, facials, mud wraps as well as the usual hair and nail treatments. I immediately booked my massage and mud wrap for later that afternoon. I continued exploring and found the indoor swimming pool, juice bar and dining room. In addition, there were sulphur pools of different temperatures as well as a well equipped fitness room. After changing into my bathing suit, I was off to the shore. The Lot Hotel is in a premier location. Just a few steps past the hammocks and down a short walk were the sand and the sea. Amazing. Here I was at the lowest point on earth on a warm winter day. The water was chilly but refreshing. What an amazing feeling floating in the salt water. So relaxing and so therapeutic. That night I had dinner in the dining room -- buffet style. Lots of salads, soups and entrees to choose from. I slept like a baby that night and woke up to another warm, beautiful day in paradise.
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