For the first time in eight years, Palestinians are receiving international mail. Letters, packages, presents and even a wheelchair have arrived in the West Bank after Israel released 10 tons of undelivered mail to the Palestinian territory.

A dusty mailroom in Jericho buzzed back to life as thousands of mail sacs from around the world were sifted through and sorted, reports CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti. They were then loaded onto scooters and ferried through the winding streets of Ramallah to their final destinations.

Recipients like father Khaled Al-Adaman looked like they'd just received a message in a bottle. He thought the now-old back-to-school backpack for his daughter was long lost. In a way, it's survived stormy seas.

More than 10 tons of mail had been held in Jordan since 2010 becausefront bedrooms on the second floor of most of these traditional houses, there is usually a cleverly cut-out slot where the owners can peek through to see who is calling. Very useful for the ladies of the house when it came time for match-making to see the match-maker visit with proposals from prospective grooms!

Along Heeren Street are these two interesting restored old houses side by side (above). Both were used as clinics for some time in the 1950s but fell into disrepair after some time. They have since been restored by a team from the National University of Singapore.

A dragon lures the crowds down the narrow Jonker Street where street hawkers, cheap souvenir stands and snake oil salesmen jostle for attention.

Note the old two-storey shop across the street