Madaba, Jordan
5 kwietnia 2019, Jordania ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Left Newcastle on Thursday pm after work. Good flight - struck it Lucky - happy hour free drinks, free Wifi in the air, add great sunset!
Flight to Abu Dhabi was good, but long!
Then on to Amman and Czytaj więcej
Crossing the Border
6 kwietnia 2019, Jordania ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Met up with the rest of the group today and boarded our bus. Went down a road full of hair pin bends along the Jordan Valley. Went past a marker stating it was sea level and kept going down and down. Czytaj więcej
Sea of Galilee
7 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Had a ride in an old fishing boat on Sea of Galilee and had a Breaking of Bread meeting onboard. Saw the hills where Jesus walked and taught. Museum held an restored boat from Jesus time.
Capernaum
7 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Visited the site of the original synogogue of Capernaum. Surprised with the amount of building still there. Jesus visited and taught here.
Mt of Beatitudes
7 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Visited the Church of the Beatitudes along the shore of Galilee. Beautiful place.
Golan Heights
7 kwietnia 2019, Syria ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Travelled up to the Golan Heights. Saw Mt Hermon with snow and the Syrian border. Visited El Rom kibbutz. This is the Northern most kibbutz in Israel and was completely destroyed in the 1973 Yom Czytaj więcej
Magdala
8 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Magdala is a township on the Sea of Galilee where assumably Mary Magdalene lived. Visited an archaeological site where the township and synagogue is being excavated. It was discovered when a Czytaj więcej
Bania (Caesarea Phillipi)
8 kwietnia 2019, Syria ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Visited the ruins of a temple of Pan. Lovely place with lots of running water. Drove through the area where the early Zionists drained the swamps to make farmland. Tremendous food growing area for Czytaj więcej
Tel Dan - Lebanese Border
8 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Went to Tel Dan and enjoyed a walk along the gushing waters that come from the springs here. The ruins of the "temple" in Dan were amazing. Walked along and saw the land of Lebanon in the distance. Czytaj więcej
Hafia
9 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Arrived in Haifa in late afternoon. Walked around the restaurant centre and had dinner and a look at the magnificent Bahá'í Temple by night .
Had a look at the town from above the ridge in the Czytaj więcej
Zippori Mosaics
9 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Zippori
9 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Zippori is an escavated town known for the fantastic mosiac floorings found in the ruins. Great restorations with bonus of being able to explore the water tunnel. It contains domestic housing, Czytaj więcej
Nazareth - Mt Precipice
9 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Visited Nazareth - the place where Jesus was brought up. Mt Precipice has a 360 degree view of surrounds. It is the place where the people tried to throw Jesus off the cliff
Mt Gilboa
9 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Mt Gilboa is the place where Saul's army was destroyed. Saul and his sons where killed in battle and the Kingdom passed on to David. The area abounds in wildflowers.
Mt Carmel
10 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Mt Carmel is a ridge area, not just one Mt. Elijah met with the prophets of Baal here and the contest was on to prove who was the true God.
Midigo
10 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Caesarea Aqeduct
10 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Caesarea
10 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Caesarea by the Mediterranean Sea is a lovely place. The harbour was extended by Herod and many public places added like a theatre and hippodrome. It was destroyed by earthquakes over time.
We were Czytaj więcej
Tel Aviv
10 kwietnia 2019, Palestyna ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Tel Aviv - out and about
10 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Tel Aviv - Jewish Museum
10 kwietnia 2019, Palestyna ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Jaffa
11 kwietnia 2019, Palestyna ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Tel Aviv - Jewish Museum
11 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Tel Aviv - Independence Hall
11 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
The Declaration of the State of Israel was signed in Tel Aviv. We visited Independence Hall and heard an excellent talk on the history of the creation of the modern Israel. Today 11th April was the Czytaj więcej
Ne'ot Tree Planting
11 kwietnia 2019, Izrael ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
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Watched The Greatest Showman (again) - yeah, Stuart Bowen!
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Sunset!
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Sunrise over Abu Dhabi