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in the midst of a dream

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Another scene from the ancient village of Ein Kerem.

 

Ein Kerem is a secluded village suburb situated only couple of miles from Jerusalem city centre. But to my mind, this pastoral place is utterly different experience from the multi-layered confusion of the rest of city. Whenever I walk through the picturesque lanes and climb up the hill to the orchard located on the upper terraces I cannot help thinking that am two thousands miles apart from the Old City. Could this place be the Western dream of the East or, perhaps the Eastern dream of the West painted as a postcard-like village of the Lombardy region? I don't know, but it's an obvious conundrum to muse over.

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