Western Wall The Western Wall, known to the West as the “Wailing Wall” and Islam as the Buraq Wall, is an ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Jews are permitted to pray at this site. However, … Continue reading Exploring Jerusalem: Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Old City Bazaar
Mount of Olives / Basilica of Gethsemane / Mount Zion / Church of Nativity Mount of Olives A new dawn has broken over the City of Jerusalem as we headed for Mount of Olives, overlooking the entire City. The Old … Continue reading Holy Land Tour ~ Jerusalem Old City
After arriving in Jerusalem and a night’s rest, it is time for us to explore the Judaean Desert. Sea Level 0 / Masada / Qumran / Dead Sea Sea Level 0 After traveling eastwards out of Jerusalem towards the Judaean … Continue reading Holy Land Tour ~ Judaean Desert
Leaving Golan Heights behind, we traveled to the River Jordan Baptismal place to witness the renewal of the Christian faith. River Jordan Baptism / Nazareth / Beit Shean River Jordan Baptism Our final stop, Jordan River Baptismal place, before we … Continue reading Holy Land Tour ~ Nazareth
Golan Heights was our “Home” during our tour around Tiberias. Not that I could comment much about the hotel facilities except for the food as patrons are mostly pilgrims from all around touring the neighboring sites. Beatitudes Mount of Beatitudes … Continue reading Exploring Tabha, Sea of Galilee, and Mount Bental in Israel
We had a great flight from Rome to Tel Aviv. After a restful night in Tel Aviv, we start of our Holy Land tour at daylight which covers various biblical sites in Israel, Jordan and Turkey. Tel Aviv-Yafo Tel Aviv … Continue reading Discovering Ancient Marvels: Caesarea, Tel Megiddo, and Cana of Galilee
