We drove to Masada, Israel from Jerusalem in 2015 during the Christmas season. This is an ancient fortification that’s located at the top of a plateau overlooking the Dead Sea and the Judaean Desert. According to legends, the Romans tried to overtake the fortification, but rather than submit, 960 jumped to their death and committed mass suicide. 
Lydian, a 15 year old at the time of our visit to Masada, thought she’d die of breathlessness on the climb from below sea level to 1000 feet.
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