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Galilee Slideshow
Galilee
Travel Blogs from Galilee, Israel
Crusader city and car troubles.
We left reasonably early this morning after another interesting sleep. The Israeli young people that were staying at the Hostel were really noisy and woke us up in the early hours of the morning. We headed to Acco - on the coast. We ...
Walking on Water
Tiberius is the biggest town on the Sea of Galilee and is a resort town for holidaying Israelies. Why there go there I can't understand because it's a bit of a dump to be honest. We had a swim in the Sea which because it's fresh water and therefore not ...
Aamuheräämiset
Tänään lähdettiin ajamaan klo 4.45. Heräsin jo ennen neljää jännittämään. Lähtiessä oli pilkkosen pimeää, mutta jo toisen autollisen kohdalla alkoi päivä valjeta yllättävän nopeasti. Vein ensimmäisen aamiaisen kaivauspaikalle. ...
Heat stroke, Heat rash, and Dehydration, oh my!
... though. Last night, instead of going to the next place, whatever that might have been, we took advantage of being on the Sea of Galilee and went swimming. Or we tried. It was cold. Bizarre. I know. You would think that cold would be exactly what we needed ...
B-Report- Bill Johnson in Jabin's Palace at Hazor
Bill Johnson on location in the Cannaanite king Jabin's Palace destroyed by Joshua during the conquest. This is a significant find because the palace shows evidence of being destroyed by fire just as described the book of Joshua. Bill Johnson on ...
ATVing and winery
Today was the last day of the Mentor Mission program. We took it easy in the morning and had a late breakfast. We were going to have a quick learning session with the mentors, but because no one could muster the energy to assemble ...
Visiting my aunt and uncle
My uncel Aria came to us at 8:00 am so we would follow him to the dining hall for breakfast. Kibbutzniks usually eat together but the kibbutz changed since I was there last. Now they charge for the meals. We took a tour of the ...
Life on a lake
... , we ate a very-overpriced piece of Tilapia. I don't know about you, but I eat Tilapia regularly. It's probably not Sea of Galilee Tilapia, but I couldn't taste a difference. Usually, though, I just eat a fillet with no bones or eyes. This was the whole ...
Camping up north
During our three day break in June, five of us, nicknamed by others as the cool kids, Mike Prater, Travis Clements, Dave Russell, Rebecca Imel, and myself, decided to go camping. We had been planning this camping trip for about two months. We bought ...
Days 1-3
We stayed at the Sea of Galilee youth hostel and visited downtown Tiberias, went out on the boat on the Sea of Gailiee, viewed Migdal, Capernaum, Mt of Beautitudes, Gamla and more! Oh yes, we had a baptism service at Yardenit, rafted down the Jordan, ...
To the Golan Heights--but still no internet
... Haruv where we will check into the Peace Vista Lodge for the night. The Lodge is located on a bluff overlooking the Sea of Galilee and the village of Tiberias located on the far shore. The buildings look “lodge-like” sort of a log ...
Stars over Galilee
... Ananias, who eventually lead Saul to Christ. All in all it was a pretty awesome day. You are going to have to excuse me however, because I am dying to walk along the shore of Galilee at night! Love and miss you all! Grace and Peace, Allison ...
Bet She'an and the Dead Sea
... Moshav cabin, we drove south towards Bet She'an, but first stopping for pictures of the Jordan River where is leaves the Sea of Galilee. At Bet She'an, which was originally a tel, we saw the city where King Saul was hung from the walls after falling on ...
Loppukangertelua
Kaivauskauden viimeiset päivät ovat kuin syksyn harmaat sateiset päivät. Minä olen ollut mahataudissa kohta viikon. Olen ollut koko lailla pois pelistä pakkaamistouhuista. Jos olen jaksanut olla jalkeilla, olen istunut villapaita päällä ...
Dedushka's 80th Birthday Celebration
It was quite difficult to wake up in teh morning but we had to. Most of us showered then we all headed out on the road heading to Nazareth Illit. We arrived shortly after 11am only to make some thrilling plans to entertain me. Shimon rung up his bud Max ...
Scenes of drama on Kur
... . This morning was in every way easier. Archaeologically, this week was interesting. We have had several visitors, also by Israel Antiquity Authorities. The volunteers have found remains of a painted plaster wall, which is remarkable, because painting the ...
Day 15: Cocktails and Columns
... still laying where they fell. We pushed on to Tiberias, a modest resort town on the hills leading down to the Sea of Galilee ("the Kinneret" in Hebrew), a blue respite from the oppressive heat, even if only to look at. The road through Tiberias was ...
Jesus in the Galilee
... the principal villages in which Jesus lived and taught early in his ministry. This area on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee is lined with sites, national parks, shrines, and other touristy places. But amidst the kitsch, there are real places where ...