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Usefull advises for the West Bank
Everybody who doesn't come
to the West Bank as a package tourist only, who will not just get through his
sightseeings, who likes to spend some relaxing days in one of the small hotels
or in a rented apartment will notice, that particulary in the villages the rhythm
of the daily life is very different. Different to that in the cities, but also
different to the so called civilized, means the western world. The normal life
of the villagers mostly is directed by the seasonal temperature and of course
by the Islamic rituals as there are the daily five praying times and the religious
feasts. Foreigners have to learn to put up with it.
In the winter months one has the impression that the shops are open all around
the clock. But this will change drastically during the hot summer months. In
that time all kind of shopping or business dealings will be done in the cooler
hours of the day, either in the early morning or after sunset. Nearly all shop
owners will close their roll front doors during the heat of the day, will go
for a long siesta in their cooler houses or in the shadow of walls and trees
(see pictures taken in August 2002). The real life will be shifted to the evening
and night hours, the missing sleep they will have by their afternoon nap.
Even unusual as the flexible opening hours of the shops are the consulting hours
of the medical doctors. Or can you imagine that any European dentist will ask
you to visit him for a regular checkup at eleven o'clock in the night? But of
course also therefore there is a plausible explanation. Mostly the doctors are
working during daytime in one of the numerous public hospitals, run their private
clinics at night. By the way: You can trust the doctors and their standard of
education.
In our section "Services" everybody has the possibility to announce
his offers. We hope that this section will become something like a directory,
where you can find useful and up-to-date information for your orientation in
touristic and daily life. A guide for foreigners who like to stay just for some
days or a longer period on the West Bank. Down you find an index in alphabetical
order.
Art Gallery
Bus Service
Egyptian-Arabic
Language Courses
Guides
Historical photographs on CD
Information for Tourists
Taxi
Trips