Today we went to Casaeria, or Qusarriya in Hebrew. Casaeria has been conquered by many nations over the last 2000 years. It originally was built by the Romans in honor of Emperor Julius Casaer. King Herod wanted to build a big port from scratch that would be a center for ships to trade.
We went first to the aquaducts. Romans built them 6 miles long to transport water from natural springs to the new city of Casaeria. They are beautiful, right on the beach. This is where Hanah Senesh walked along the beach and wrote her poem "Walk to Casearia" or "Eli Eli." Hanah was a brave heroine who lived on a kibbutz nearby; she parachuted into Hungary during the Holocaust to save Jews but was captured, tortured and killed. She is a big hero in Israel, and her poem is now a beautiful song.
After that, we saw a short movie about Casaeria, and went to a chariot and horse show in this huge and beautiful horse rink (hippodrome). After that we went to a big amphitheater and climbed to the top. We played at the beach right next to the ancient site and played in the waves. Next, we walked on ancient ruins and saw floor mosiacs and marble columns and got stuck walking around the back way before going home.
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