Fascinating Stuff from Wills

I'm literally just back last night from a study tour in Jerusalem, amazing place, archaeology is so important there as the two competing religions stake their claim on the place. We were also at the holocaust museum, the section on Nazism was just like flicking through our history notes. Coming out of the museum and walking around Jerusalem and seeing all the Jewish people (obvious because of their headdress etc.) really seemed uplifting, they have bounced backed despite such persecution. The trouble is the tension there is very strong and with all the Jewish buildings with little signs saying 'A gift from ...., your American Friends' it reminded me of the money the U.S. sent to Ireland in the troubles, perhaps unintentionally aggravating the situation by funding one side! I was in Perugia Italy doing survey work with a team of Archaeologists led by Simon Stoddart of Cambridge, in late September. Brilliant experience, I'll have to call into the school one day. I haven't forgot about that little write up I said I would do on history for the website, I'll get it sorted hopefully soon. Just having taken ten days out of term time for this Jerusalem trip I've got work to catch up on. My lecturers allowed me to go and I thought it was just too good an opportunity to miss. I hope all is well with you, I'll maybe see you on Remembrance Sunday