2014-04-09 – Jerusalem
Busy day – walk down the Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, through St Stephens Gate and down the Via Dolorosa. Into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and around toRead More…
2014-04-08 – Jerusalem
Very interesting day. Went to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. To the Western Wall, the Temple Institute and to the Burnt House. We then were able to go to theRead More…
2014-04-06 – Jerusalem
Today we visited the Model of the Old City, the Shrine of the Book and the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) and then to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. For more information about Jerusalem
2014-04-05 – Jerusalem – Free Day
We were lucky to have a free day in Jerusalem. It was the Sabbath, but we spent it wandering around the streets in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City, to theRead More…
2014-04-10 – Jerusalem
Last day in Jerusalem – Went to the City of David and the Pools of Siloam. Then back to the Garden Tomb before having a free afternoon to see some final sitesRead More…
Travel from Joppa to Jerusalem
The days travelling almost at an end, the sunset as we drove from Joppa to Jerusalem gave some excellent colours. We arrived into Jerusalem just after the start of Shabbat – FridayRead More…
2014-04-04 – Galilee to Jerusalem via Jericho
We left Galilee and headed south along the Jordan Valley. We stopped at Beit Shean and then to the place where Gideon chose his soldiers. Heading south we went to Jericho, toRead More…