Monthly Archives: May 2016

Today is much cooler than the last few days here on the shores of Galilee.  We are relaxing in our rooms this afternoon, and not swimming as the sea is quite contrary.  White caps cover the surface and clouds cast … Continue reading →

The sun has set behind the Sea of Galilee, and across the water the lights of Tiberias sweep from the shore to the cliffs of Arbel, sparkling orange and white against the blackness.  We spent our Sunday on and around the sea, … Continue reading →

Sometimes uploading photos to the blog is laborious…other times it’s smooth.  So, since tonight is a smooth night, I’ll first share a few of Tim’s photos of us inside Hezekiah’s Tunnel. Here we are at the start, before plunging into … Continue reading →

Today’s post begins with our “dry run” last night to see if we could fit six people and all of our luggage into the “mini van” we rented from Budget. The guys work on it — And yay! We don’t … Continue reading →

Hello everybody — We’re leaving Jerusalem in the morning for  Ein Gev on the Sea of Galilee, where we’ll stay for   three nights.  Today we visited Yad Vashem, and I’ll tell you about that tomorrow.  Here’s the pic you’ve all … Continue reading →

Up we woke at 5 a.m.to walk down town to Abraham hostel where the power was suddenly out.  Hmmmm, we thought, something might be up, but it was fine. Until, however, Dave walked down the hall to use the WC … Continue reading →

1.  Due to exhaustion, tonight’s episode comes as a list. 2.  Hezekiah’s tunnel is five football fields long.  It takes about 40 minutes to walk through it.  The tunnel is full of water because King H was trying to save … Continue reading →

So you know before I go into detail about how our group was harassed on temple mount this morning, we are fine.  In fact, because we just had the best dinner ever on the patio of our new hotel, we’re … Continue reading →

  We did walk the Via Dolorosa, but our suffering resulted from 104 degree temperatures and a whole lot of walking today.  Just so you know, we are alive and hydrated.  We are also ready for bed now that we … Continue reading →

We are waking up in Jersalem this morning, having arrived yesterday afternoon about 5 p.m.  Our current hotel is City Center Suites, located in the “new city” not too far from the old one.  After checking in we walked to … Continue reading →