C Hotel Tiberias

... multiple maps and directions to get to the Quiet Place Bed and Breakfast. I decided it would be interesting to ascend and follow the Carmel Ridge on 672 directly into Haifa. This was a good choice and led us through several interesting Druze towns, Daliyat el Karmel and Isfiya. At some points the road was pretty confusing to follow so here we used our eyes knowing that the road would follow the Carmel Ridge. Soon we went over a crest ...

... Maybe we should have been concerned but we weren’t. We walked into the chapel garden and wandered around a very beautiful peaceful like area with the waves of the Sea of Galilee gently lapping on the grey rocks of the shoreline. As we exited we passed through an amazing massive grape arbor with loads of the most beautiful succulent grapes you could imagine.

We drove into Tiberius and decided to eat ...

... bride and hope for the best. I wisely chose the tunnel. It's now 24 hours later and my heart rate still goes up even in writing this and I feel short of breath. I faced my fear and only learned that facing fear isn't always enough to conquer it. Part of me is proud that I faced it. And the other part of me is looking out at the sea view from my hotel with new appreciation.

The way out is through. Buddha co-opted by Nine Inch Nails. But a mantra to live by.

... we had been to Israel's southernmost national park (Coral Beach, Eilat) and its northernmost (Banias).

For lunch, we decided to try a cool-sounding place called the Witch and the Milkman. As it turns out, it was way, way, way up in the Golan Heights, 1125 meters (3700 feet) to be exact, so far up that we were sure we passed it, but in fact, hadn't got close yet. It was far, far above the Byzantine fortress we were going to visit, the one that was high ...

... die aber nur frueh morgens faehrt, um den "Ansturm" des Nachmittags auf den Grenzposten zu vermeiden. Jetzt hatte ich also zwei Moeglichkeiten: entweder eine weitere Nacht in Jordanien verbringen, oder ein schweineteures Taxi ins Jordantal chartern. Zu dem Zeitpunkt war es schon frueher Nachmittag bei 34 Grad und ich fing an, mich an die "tolle" Ueberquerung der senegalesisch-gambianischen Grenze vor siebeneinhalb Monaten zu erinnern, und von da an wollte ich das ...

... soldier struck up a conversation with me after hearing my New York accent. He had moved to Israel by himself almost two years ago from Ukraine, where the rest of his family still lived. He was not Jewish, and his reasons for coming here were interesting. He also got off at the Rehovot stop and before parting, he gave me an extra patch from his army battalion. I don't say he was annoying at all, but I will say that he had done most of the talking during our ...

... of the church was a large rock under the alter, supposedly THE rock, or the miraculous multiplication of fish and loaves (we are dubious). then to capernaum, a central pont of Jesus ministry - ltos happneed there! theres lots of the old town excavated, and again soem beautiful gardens. we snuck down to the waters edge, and were unable to resist stickign our feet in! lastly, but not leastly, to 'yardenit' - the site of jesus' baptism (although according to the tourist ...

... sone asked me if we're going to be visiting any more churches while in Israel & are there no synagogues. I assured him this was the last we were going to visit here & we will eventually get to the other religions, including ours. I assured my kids that part of the beauty and charm of Israel is that it is a country of contrasts. Wheres 10 minutes ago we were in a highly advanced city, with tall building and modern conveniences, we now passed farm land, and cows ...

... and order. The Court required the government to provide an alternate site, Robinson's Arch. The Robinson's Arch site was completed by October 2003. (the above info from Wikipedia). It was a neat experience to be a part of this women's event. May 6-7, 2008 Today is Yom Hazikaron, the Israeli Memorial Day. It is different in ...

... top of a hill, the castle of Ajloun, Qalaat ar-Rabad. Its one of the best preserved example of medieval Arabian military architecture. The castle was built in 1184/5. Qalaat ar-Rabad is a popular destination. Nevertheless you can explore the castle by yourself. So don't forget your flashlight. After the lunch near Jerash, we went to the ruins of Gerasa for the whole afternoon. There are only a few city of ruins from the 1st ...