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Galilee Slideshow
Galilee
Travel Blogs from Galilee, Israel
We made it to the Holy Land
... guide is Christian, who says that he and other Christians have suffered greatly in recent times., He explained the various segments of Israel to give us perspective that various people come to the Holy Land, or the Promised Land, as the Jewish believe, ...
Don't stumble over the rocks
... of Beatitudes, where Fr. Sigmund lead the group in reciting the Beatitudes. Mass was said on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. We visited Capernaum, saw the remains of a first century synagogue where Jesus preached. We ate St. Peter’s fish on the ...
Meditation
... ! - put up a building. They aren't even positive these are the exact places. That's what makes things like the Sea of Galilee so amazing - it really is the Sea, no doubt about it. It was interesting to observe the people inside this particular ...
paddling down the jordan, having a break
Today we did laundry, updated our blogs, rested and finally at 3 pm set off for Rob Roys Canoes. This is a hippie joint, very laid back and casual. We hired two canoes (4 people each) for 150 shekels each for 1 and a half hours. We paddled down the ...
Sizzling in Galilee!
... in a Jewish country. Mount Arbel was our next stop. This dramatic precipice juts up above the coast of the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) with stunning vertical cliffs dropping over 1300 feet! The rock faces are honeycombed with caves used in the 1st ...
Fool & Hummus galore...
Israel is the place for me. I hate breakfast. Cereal is just plain cruel. Cold milk on dry wheat with sugar... Every morning we eat breakfast and by breakfast I mean - fool (pinto beans but different), hummus, pita's, spicy pickles, ...
Krokettia
... It is made in local brewery by christian arabs. I haven't tasted it yet this year, I hope I'm not always driving. Yesterday Israel had a nationwide excercise of an aerial attack. Sirens went off twice during the day, and everybody was supposed to go ...
The Christian side of the country
... his family after they came back from Egypt where his family had to escape to after King Herod wanted to kill the new-born King of Israel. People lived in earth holes 2000 years ago so it is very hard to imagine how it was when Jesus lived there with his ...
The Religious Road....
... the Baptist is said to have performed his baptisms in the River Jordan. The River Jordan is fed from the Sea of Galilee. The water has a pretty green tint to it - we observe many faithful being baptized in the waters - including some friendly ...
Gamla, Gilabon Waterfall
Yesterday I arrived on the bus in Tzfat. When I got to the Livnot Campus we had a small welcome circle thing and orientation. We had dinner then a tour of the city and got Ice cream. I went to bed. Today we got up and had breakfast at 7AM. Left for Gamla ...
Wij geloven niet meer zo in Jezus..
We gaan naar Bethlehem, waar Jezus is geboren, en naar Nazareth waar hij lang heeft geleef! We vieren feest in Cana, en gaan ook naar Bethsaida... zo gaat Nona's christenkamp liedje.. en wij deden het eer aan hoor! In Jerusalem hadden we gehoord over een ...
Tour around Sea of Galilee
Today started with an early morning 8-mile tempo run south of Tiberias along the western edge of the Sea of Galilee. After breakfast, the entire group met in the hotel lobby for a walk to a wooden boat, from which we commenced a 40-minute journey north ...
Mt Tabor Mt Beatitudes
This morning we ascended the narrow road leading to Mt Tabor where Our Lord's divinity shone forth in the Transfiguration (Mt 17:1-12) Here we celebrated mass in a lovely church just where the transfiguration took place. The valley ...
Jerusalem-ralli
Tänään oli tärkeä päivä, koska vapaaehtoiset saapuivat. Heitä tuli ripotellen pitkin päivää ja yötä. Minä en kuitenkaan ollut heitä vastaanottamassa, koska minun piti lähteä Jerusalemiin ostoksille. Koska varastokonttimme oli ryövätty ...
North, then south
... . We head south in the morning...to the desert. We'll be in Jerusalem tomorrow night. Christ Church is in the old city, right in the heart. I'm excited to experience this most holy place. But I'm sorry to be leaving the Galilee. It's just beautiful ...
Highway 90 and Bet Sh'en
We took our time and left Ein Gedi at 11am. I was a little apprehensive about traveling north on 90 through the West Bank, but everyone we had talked to seemed to think we would be fine. The whole trip from the juncture of 1 and 90 ...
Our first getaway...YEAH!!!
... , etc.). A rather small town located in Northern Israel, 3200 feet above sea level in the highest mountains of the Upper Galilee, that commands magnificent views. These mountains are filled with the magic of the tombs of the rabbis who composed the ...
Reaching new heights in Israel's north
... was my desire to get our bags packed and pick up our rental car before the traffic kept us from reaching the Galilee before sunset. Eventually, rational thinking defeated our sleepy tendendencies and we packed our things so that we could make one ...
Israel Day 9
Today we moved from Haifa to Safed(multiple ways to spell the name of this City) and checked into our Hotel for the next few days. The Hotel used to be a Turkish Mansion thus the hotel only has 8 guest rooms. Amazing place. We will add ...
Charlton Heston Day
... with his 007 blades slashing. Enough of my 20th century Hollywood drivle. We are in Holyland not Hollywood. Found out today that the Sea of Galilee is not a sea but a lake. Sea is just a name put on it by Christians. We saw much, much more than I am able ...
Tiberias and surrounding areas
Dave had been here for 3 months by the time I had arrived. Here are some pics of our new home away from home and some of the surrounding ...
Sapattiateria
Aamupäivällä lähdin itsekseni ostoksille. Hiki tuli taas, mutta sain ostettua kaiken mitä pyydettiin. Yllättäen vaikeimmaksi osoittautuivat kynsiharjat, joita tarvitaan ruukunsirujen puhdistamisessa. Sopivan kovia harjoja löytyi pikkupuodista, ...
Tarina vesisäiliöstä
Ennen retkiviikonloppua yhdestä kuopasta tuli näkyviin säännönmukainen laastilla peitetty kulma, jonka arveltiin kuuluvan jonkinlaiseen vesiastiaan. Seuraavalla viikolla sitä alettiin kaivaa esiin, ja näkyviin tulikin ihan kunnollisen ammeen ...
Cafarnaum
Cafarnaum é considerado o "centro" do ministério de Jesus na Galiléia.Você terá um passeio guiado que visita sinagoga em ruínas onde Cristo pregou. Cafarnaum "Ouvindo, porém, Jesus que João fora preso, retirou-se para a Galiléia; e ...
Nazareth on Easter Sunday
We make our way through narrow alleys and market streets, up towards the parish church for Nazareth's 7,000 Catholics: the Basilica of the Annunciation. What we experience here is possibly the most impacting part of our ...
Traveling around Haifa
... a roadside coffee shop. Aroma is a chain that has had great success while Starbucks was unable to gain a foothold in Israel. Aroma serves coffee, salads and sandwiches and this one is filled with workers stopping for their noon break. Next ...
Bill and Billy Bradford on location at Sepphoris
Bill and Billy Bradford on location at Sepphoris. Billy debuts as our youngest B reporter. I hope you will enjoy him expect to see a special report from him later. Please excuse the audio. We had a lot of wind today and it is late so I did not take the ...