It's easier to fit a camel through the eye of a needle...

Well we are about a month away from our next big destination, Greece. We just left the city of Split. It was filled with history and culture and a city definitely worth visiting. Like many ancient cities, Split dates back thousands of years. The old town had 4 large walls to defend from enemies. One of the walls was built on the water and the only way to enter was from boat, once in the main gate there were many umderground tunnels, which was another way to escape from the enemy. With 4 main walls and gates there was some one always on guard, so they would shut the 4 giant gates at night and reopen them in the morning for traders and the market. The biblical reference, "It's easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven" comes from these 4 main gates. Once the gates were closed people still needed a way in and out. The "eye of the needle" was a small gate big enough for one man to go through at a time, also reducing the amount of guards needed to keep the city safe. The eye of the needle left many people with the decision, take what they could in to the city or stay outside the city with their camel and much heavier and expensive possesions and risk getting robbed or killed. Once again we got to see a great city, with great culture, history and of course coffee.
Andrew