2014-03-30 – Dead Sea – Masada
Today we headed back to Masada – a Herodian fortress on top of a mountain. We then returned to Ein Bokek and went swimming in the Dead Sea – well blobbed anywayRead More…
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…
Jericho – Fruit and Veg Shop
As I have said in an earlier post, the number of Fruit and Vegetable shops on corners has been very interesting. Jericho is the oldest city in the world – and theRead More…
Jericho
Jericho, is recognised as the World Oldest City going back between 8000 and 9000 BC. and has been held under Israeli occupation since 1967; administrative control was handed over to the Palestinian Authority in 1994. This madeRead More…
Jericho – Sycamore Tree
One of the many stories in the Bible is about Zacchaeus, a Tax Collector who climbed a Sycamore Tree so he could get a glimpse of Jesus. This took place in Jericho.Read More…
Jericho – Temptation Mount
The Mount of Temptation, with a gravity-defying monastery clinging to its sheer face, is traditionally regarded as the mountain on which Christ was tempted by the devil during his 40-day fast. The summit ofRead More…
Jericho – Archaeological Digs
WIth Jericho being such and old City, there are plenty of opportunities to find things from the past. At Tel es-Sultan, there are some extensive archaeological work being done and as canRead More…