Nativity Church
11 декабря 2022 г., Палестина ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Our final stop today was the Church of the Nativity. As it turns out, at times, groups can wait 3-4hrs to get into the small grotto, it took us maybe 15mins. Inside the Grotto there is a silver 14Читать далее
Bethlehem University
12 декабря 2022 г., Палестина ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Bethlehem University is an oasis of peace amongst unrest. I didn’t expect today’s visit to the campus to be as emotional as it did.
We started by going into the campus chapel, which is dedicatedЧитать далее
Church of the Visitation
12 декабря 2022 г., Израиль ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Hike up 120 stairs and see this incredible Church. Here Mary and Elizabeth spent 3 months together. Elizabeth pregnant with John the Baptist and Mary pregnant with Jesus.
Palm Sunday Road
12 декабря 2022 г., Палестина ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Today we walked down the Mount of Olives and the Palm Sunday Road. We stopped half way and celebrated Mass at the Dominus Flevit. As you can see, there is a stunning view of Jerusalem behind theЧитать далее
Garden of Gethsame
12 декабря 2022 г., Палестина ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Olive trees that were hundreds, maybe thousands of years old! A beautiful church where you can venerate and touch the bedrock and stone that Jesus sat on.
Saint Saviours Church
14 декабря 2022 г., Палестина ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
This Church of the Franciscan Order was so beautiful! With stunning flowers and multiple alters, you could spend ages here looking at the art!
Be’er Sheba
14 декабря 2022 г., Израиль ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
This ancient Tel had a lookout over the modern parts of Be’er Sheba. We climbed down the water channel, similar to the one at Megiddo. We ask saw Abraham’s Well and the Battle of Be’er ShebaЧитать далее
Stations of the Cross
15 декабря 2022 г., Палестина ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
We started this morning at 5:30am. It was incredible so the Stations around the Old City and end at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This Church is on the hill of Calvary, where Jesus was crucified.Читать далее
Yad Vashem - Holocaust Museum
15 декабря 2022 г., Израиль ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
A small group of us journeyed on the tram to Yad Vashem. These incredible grounds host not just the museum but gardens, mini exhibitions and shops. The museum was moving, heartbreaking and at timesЧитать далее
Emmaus
16 декабря 2022 г., Израиль ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
This morning we celebrated Mass at Emmaus. 7 miles from Jerusalem, here Jesus revealed himself to two of his disciples when they broke bread. This was after his crucifixion and resurrection.
Jerusalem Museum & Shrine of the Book
16 декабря 2022 г., Израиль ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
In this smaller museum we looked over a 1:50 scale model of Jerusalem during the Second-Temple Period. This was incredible to see the sheer size of the Temple compared to the rest of the buildings.Читать далее
Farewell Dinner
16 декабря 2022 г., Израиль ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
This evening we walked to the Notre Dame hotel/restaurant for our farewell dinner. We ate a 3-course meal at the roof top cheese bar. It was wonderful to sit, chat and share our favourite memoriesЧитать далее
Petra
18 декабря 2022 г., Иордания ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Seeing the Treasury at Petra has been a bucket-list experience for me. It was very cold when we started our walk but as the sun rose the rocks got warmer. The path was very quiet so we were able toЧитать далее
Petra cont.
18 декабря 2022 г., Иордания ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Some more snaps from our trip to Petra.
The Dead Sea
19 декабря 2022 г., Иордания ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
We finally made it to our final destination of the trip. After the hike down to the water we headed in. It was extremely muddy and Miki lost a thong in knee deep mud! I wore my Teva’s in and gotЧитать далее
ПутешественникSuch a great experience. Just don’t get the water in your eye, it stings a lot.
ПутешественникThis would’ve been INCREDIBLE 🥹
Going into that little walkway and touching the ground gave me an amazing feeling. [Sarah Shillington]
ПутешественникSuch a beautiful place & to experience this would create an incredible awe that will remain with everyone