So if you remember way back to Tel Megiddo, the word “Tel” means that it’s an area that has been built up, one civilization on top of another. In the case of Megiddo, it was 26 layers, one on top of another. Here at Tel Dan, it is two. The original buildings and...
Day 10, again, was a bit slower paced, and we spent longer at our two destinations with more hiking involved. Thankfully, I was feeling a bit better this day because we did some walking. I think I ended up with north of 14.000 steps. These two sites were worth the...
Our guide for the hike extension, Eitan, had gone to live on a kibbutz when he turned 15. The one he went to is on the southern end of the Sea of Galilee, and we happened to drive right by it, so he took us for a tour. A kibbutz is a community that runs with...
On the Northeast side of the Sea of Galilee, we are entering the area of the Golan Heights...where all the conflict was happening round about the 1990s, among other times. There are still mine field signs right by the road, so one doesn’t want to go wandering off on...
We get off the bus and enter the walkway down towards the Sea of Galilee...another site built right by the water. We are immediately greeted by peacocks and other migratory birds as we’re walking toward the spot where we will eat our box lunches picnic style. Of...
I was surprised by just how moving this place was for me. When we were told where we were going, I thought it would be neat, but we really have seen a lot of ancient ruins by now, and they all look kinda the same. The story is what makes them so special. This place...
I can’t remember if I talked about Mr Arbel on the first day we toured or not. We walked along the valley on day 1 I believe, looking up at the caves that people lived in, in Jesus’ time. Bedouins and Jews lived in the mountains between Nazareth and the Sea of...
What a busy day, Day 9! Lots of cool stuff to talk about today. One of the highlights was off the tour path...Pizza Hut! After a busy morning of touring, we got to stop at an Israel supermarket. Evan and I got some cereal, some Coke, and some Oreos to get a little...
We don’t know where Jesus’ first miracle of changing the water into wine actually occurred, other than it was in Cana. There is a church in Cana, still a hopping city, that honors this first miracle. There is also a wine shop capitalizing on it, too, that we may or...
(Sorry, whomever that is that I captured their “good side.”) : ) Not far from Nazareth is the ancient city of Zippori. I must admit to not seeing very much of this particular site because I was feeling the worst, physically, this day. I think there is a lot more to...