Galilee – Known by many names
After a fairly long day from the Dead Sea, through Jericho and Beit She’an , we arrived at our accommodation at Ein Gev. The Kibbutz is located on the Eastern side ofRead More…
Galilee – Time for a Swim anytime
It may have been late – the sun had set – it was quite fresh – a bit of a breeze making it quite cool. But how could you go to theRead More…
Galilee – Tiberias in the Morning
It is one of the best times of the day to take photos – early in the morning. Walking around about 6:30 in the morning, go get some great light shining onRead More…
Galilee – looking North
Our first day at Galilee started with a trip to the northern part of the Sea of Galilee. The road followed the shore of the Sea and changed in elevation the furtherRead More…
Galilee – Jesus Boat
The Sea of Galilee Boat, also known as the Jesus Boat, was an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century AD, discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The remainsRead More…
Galilee – Sailing on the Sea of Galilee
As an adjunct to the Jesus Boat, we walked out from the Museum to see some old style boats sailing on the Sea of Galilee. These boats were very similar to theRead More…
Galilee – Looking on the shore of the Sea of Galilee
Whilst sailing on the Sea of Galilee, I took some time to enjoy the beautiful scenery, the rugged landscape. Remembering that the Sea of Galilee is around 210 Metres below Sea level,Read More…
Galilee – Churches of Fishes and Loaves
A church of the Feeding of the Five Thousand was first built on this site in c.350. The church was small (15.5m x 9.5m) and on a slightly different orientation than theRead More…
Galilee – Mount of Beatitudes
The Mount of Beatitudes is an interesting location just to the north of the Sea of Galilee – just up from Tabgha where Jesus is said to have fed the 5000 with 5Read More…
Galilee – Capernaum
In existence from the 2nd c. B.C. to the 7th c. A.D., Capernaum was built along the edge of the Sea of Galilee and had up to 1500 residents. Today the ruinsRead More…