Caesar Hotel Jerusalem

... our way through the hills out of town the main hospital was pointed out to us and it has a special psychiatric ward for "Jerusalem Syndrome". Its surprising the number of visitors to this region that suddenly become... shall we say... someone else? lol ...

After the Worlds had finished, we drove to Jerusalem which was about a 2 hour drive from Haifa. When we got there we were still pretty tired from the worlds, so we just relaxed in the hotel and swam in the pool. The next day we got up early and went ...

... Paul who landed here on return from his 2nd and 3rd journeys, and was also imprisoned here after the riot in Jerusalem, before appealing to Caesar which brought about his sea voyage to Rome.   We saw the ruins of Herod's palace, a great hippodrome ...

... , but that's enough for starters. In practical terms, this means it's very difficult to find a shrimp cocktail or bacon in Jerusalem (no longer impossible, but still difficult). The next easiest to understand: meat. This is almost what you would ...

... the Old Testament.  Alexander the Great annexes this area in 332 and Greek culture starts to penetrate the culture in Jerusalem. Antiacus Epiphineas (the IV) despised the Jews and wanted to wipe them out, so he banned circumcision, sacrifices a pig ...

... ; Once we left the Tomb of Samuel, we were on our way to the Garden Tomb. Just outside the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem is a small hill with a Moslem cemetery that many Protestants believe to be the burial site of Jesus.  "and He ...

... the main altar was the relic for which the basilica was named: the chains used to bind St. Peter as a prisoner in Jerusalem, before his subsequent execution by crucifixion upside-down (considering himself unworthy to die the same way as Jesus Christ). As ...

... modern city in Israel with skyscrapers, large businesses and a very busy nightlife. Tel Aviv is not the capital any more (Jerusalem is), but most governments in the world do not recognize Jerusalem as the capital. Hence you have the strange situation ...

... officially gave in they proceeded to plan to most lovely [and educational] tour through Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Akko, The North, Galilee, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and Masada. We began the trip in Tel Aviv - a secular Israeli city that's incredibly trendy with ...

... night of the 21st) we stayed in Tiberius. It was built by Herod Antipas, the man who ruled over Jesus' trail in Jerusalem. We had a very nice hotel that was only a couple of minutes walk from the Sea of Galilee. We defiantly had a good view of the sea ...

... Louis) to liberate "the tomb of Christ". Some 60,000 men and 20,000 horses embarked here in 600 ships of all sizes for Jerusalem. They were gone 4-6 years. It was a disaster, the French army was defeated in Egypt and Louis captured. He paid a huge ...

... the gardens to the Dead Sea, and Israel beyond. We could see Jericho just to the north, and could just about see Jerusalem over the hilltops… apparently on the clearest days with binoculars you can see the spires of Jeruslaem. Speaking of clear ...

... stained glass window in the Anglican Cathedral and saw a new area at the East end of the building - The Chapel of the New Jerusalem and the seven angel windows are quite awe inspiring. - Found my grandfather's grave at Ross Bay Cemetery, - Met up ...