For our third and final day in Jerusalem, we once again made our way in the early morning to the Temple Mount.
Israel 2018 – Day 12 – The City of David
Israel 2018 – Day 11 – Temple Mount & Israel Museum
Back to the Temple Mount and a group photo in front of the Dome of the Rock.
Israel 2018 – Day 10 – Western Wall Tunnel
Appointment at the Western Wall – We started this day at the holiest site of Judaism, the western wall of the Temple Mount (also known as the Wailing Wall), where many of Jerusalem’s Jewish residents start their day in prayer.
Israel 2018 – Day 9 – Mount of Olives & Bethlehem
Sunrise over the Mount of Olives on our first day in Jerusalem, the view from my hotel window.
Israel 2018 – Day 8 – From Galilee to Jerusalem
Woke up one last morning on the shore of the Sea of Galilee with the city of Tiberias in the distance. Enjoyed our stay at Maagan Kibbutz Holiday Village.
Israel 2018 – Day 7 – The Golan Heights
On our Israel tours, we say we go places that other tours don’t go. And sometimes we get stuck.
We were hoping to see El Araj, one of the two sites currently vying to be identified as the biblical Bethsaida but there had been an unusually excessive (for May) amount of rain. But John DeLancey pushed the bus out of the mud and we were on our way.
Israel 2018 – Day 6 – Around the Sea of Galilee
We awoke to a beautiful day along the Sea of Galilee.
Each of our cabins has a beautiful view of the lake. (The Sea of Galilee is also known as Lake Kinneret.)
Israel 2018 – Day 5 – Shiloh and Samaria
The wilderness east of Jerusalem is a harsh and foreboding land, as we found out on Day 5. But first we stopped at the world’s oldest city, Jericho.
The stone tower of Jericho, what some have called the first skyscraper in the world, built early in Jericho’s 9,000-year history. Later levels of occupation covered it.
Israel 2018 – Day 4 – The Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is a desert among water bodies, the most unusual lake in the world. Its surface is 1400 feet below sea level, and the water is almost 10 times as salty as the oceans.
The view from our oasis as a new day dawns. A truck drives toward bedouin villages.
Israel 2018 – Day 3 – The Desert
The desert is a special place in the biblical story, and in Israel, as we found out on this day.
We started out day walking past the tamarisk tree to the ruins of Tel Beersheva.
