Wednesday, October 29, 2014

amman, jordan (cont.)



the wonderfully well preserved roman amphitheatre in amman, jordan.

amman, jordan



the center of government business in the old city of amman, jordan

(where the old testament ammonites came from)

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

petra

 

the beautiful nabatean city of petra - 8th wonder of the world.

Monday, October 27, 2014

jerash in jordan




the ancient city of jerash in the country of jordan

Saturday, October 25, 2014

nazareth and cana



nazareth - home town of joseph, mary, and jesus






cana - where jesus turned water into wine

sea of galilee 2



the sea of galilee from the beautiful gardens surrounding the church of the beatitudes

joppa



the ancient seaport of joppa - just south of tel aviv

sea of galilee






a picture perfect day on the sea of galilee (sailing from tiberias to magdala)

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Welcome to Israel




We made it safely to the Holy Land! We flew into Tel Aviv yesterday, met our guide and bus driver, and then proceeded to drive to Joppa for lunch. We walked around the old city, enjoyed the scenic view, saw the old port where Jonah got on his boat, and visited the church marking the place where Peter had his vision of the animals. We stayed the night in Tiberias, took a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, and visited churches marking the spot of the Beatitudes and the feeding of the five thousand. We also went to Capernaum, the hometown of several of the disciples and one of the centers of Jesus' ministry.

More next time - in the meantime you cam go to my facebook page to see a few more  photos. Shalom!