Peace Vista Country Lodge (Mitzpe Hashalom)
Travel Blogs from Tiberias
Golan Heights & Druze Village & Golan Winery
I may have to make a visit to Kinkos and have our Israel map reduced and copied so I can scan it into the blog. We truly did see most of the country as is indicated by the highlighting our guide, David, did for us. What amazed most of us in the tour group was the diverse terrain of Israel. We all envisioned the country as being desert. Wow! Were we …
To the Golan Heights--but still no internet
Day 13 May 19, 2012. Nazareth to Golan Heights
Once again we have a strategy in order to finish breakfast before the mass of Indian Pilgrims arrive for breakfast. So, we start at 7:30 and were finished with the buffet by 8:15, and still no pilgrims. As we are leaving we see an Indian woman crying, comforted by her fellow pilgrims. We find …
Like Clockwork
... city. The newer city of Akko had been built on top over the years and gradually the older city had become deeper and further down. As you walk through the tunnel you walk across pathways that lead over rushing water that enters from the sea.
After exploring the tunnel we entered back onto the street and tried in vain to search for the ruins of the citadel of Akko. We wandered back through the markets and brought a few items we missed the first time around and I watched in ...
Biking on Water
... a score, it features ho-hum fountains and inflatable Palm trees, some of which are inoperable. The announcer preps you in English with “The Sound and Light Show will shortly commence. It features ethnic rhythms couple with modern beats.” We couldn’t help but joke about it with one another, although the Russian tourists standing next to us kept tapping me on the shoulder and saying, “Very Beautiful, No?” Smirking, I just said, ...
Toured around the Sea of Galilee
... later making it easy to target their positions. Note also that of the tribe of Levi, only the Cohen were priests with the rest of the tribe serving the priests.
Finally, we wrapped up the day, taking a couple of pictures from the distance of Nimrod's Islamic ruins at the top of the ...
Amenities
- Free parking