The Golan: Syrian bunkers and views for days (Part 4 of 4)

Once you leave the Peace Vista, it's not too long before you find yourself on a steep switchback road, winding down along the ridge line. There are barbed wire fences with yellow signs warning of landmines all along the road, and the views go on for days...

Beautiful, magnificent... and dangerous.

The opposite ridge is Jordan!

A bunker from the Six Day War in 1967.

While on the drive through the Golan, you looked over and saw Syria. Then at some point, you passed the border and that from point, were looking at Jordan:

The border between Israel and Jordan is near this building. Below it are remains of the old Palestine railways.

You park the car, get out, and find an old Syrian bunker from the Six Day War. It supposedly goes several stories underground. Despite wanting to get out the heat, you remember that your Mama didn't raise a fool who wants tetnus... So you just take pictures of it instead:

Pretty incredible!

The Golan: Peace Vista (Part 3 of 4)

Driving south along the Golan, past the entrance to Gamla National Park and you'll find the Kfar Haruv Kibbutz and one of the most spectacular views of the Sea of Galilee that I've never seen: The Peace Vista.

It was windy that day we were up here, but I was so glad for that because it was late June and a documented 103 degrees Fahrenheit. The view did not disappoint!

It was so vast (and we were so close) that I couldn't fit the whole lake in the photo. WOW! 

Built on the stones of a 1,700 Talmudic village, the view point offers and incredible view to not only appreciate the beauty of the area but also to understand its history. From above, you can see much of the Golan. And if you're with a tour guide like I was, from there, you get to get about the history of the area, most recently in the Six Day War of 1967, with him pointing to and fro.

And, there was a bonus. It's hard to tell unless you zoom in, but beyond the taller trees on the mid-right of the photo is a ridge and some more ruins: Susita (Hippos)! You can almost see Kursi National Park as well. So cool!

Shalom for Israel, Shalom for Jerusalem, Shalom for all.