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…
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…
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
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
As part of the Tel es-Sultan is the Elisha’s Spring Fountain, by which Jericho was once supplied with water. It still exists and continues to provide plentiful supplies of water. The fountainRead More…
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…