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ISRAEL 2007

Nov 12, '07 11:24 AM
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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: includes Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Dead Sea, Masada, Caesarea, Nazareth, Haifa (Mt. Carmel), Sea of Galilee, Tiberias, Capernaum, Golan Heights, Bet Shean, and Jerusalem.

View of Tel Aviv beach

Beautiful promenade along the beach

Sandy beach along the Mediterranean Sea

View of Old Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv

Etzel House - Jaffa's Liberators Museum

Walk on the promenade to Old Jaffa

View of Tel Aviv from Old Jaffa

Monastery of St. Peter in Old Jaffa

Entrance to Monastery of St. Peter

Church altar, Mural of Peter's vision

Tree Pulpit (made from single tree)

Stairs of the Tree Pulpit

Highlights of Tree Pulpit (wood carving)

Archangel Michael slaying the dragon

Archaeological Museum (Scenes from Past)

2. Solomon - 960 BCE

3. Jonah the prophet and storm at sea

4. Miracle of Temple Doors at Joppa port

5. An atrocity at Joppa - Jews Massacre

6. "Andromeda's Rock" in Jaffa harbor

7. Miracle of Peter the Apostle in jaffa

8. Attack of Richard Lion-Hearted

9. Napolean's conquest of Jaffa

10. Curse of Jaffa's Governor

Archaelogical excavation

Diorama of life in Jaffa, Roman era

Jonah's Whale

Old Jaffa Map

Alley way of shops

Astrological street names

Art Gallery, "Six Days of Creation"

Festival Days and Synagogues of Europe

Blessings

Ramses Gateway, Ramses II

Statue of Faith

Statue of Faith - sign (explanation)

Other side of Statue of Faith

Panoramic View of Tel Aviv

The Wishing Bridge in HaPisga Garden

Ancient legend of the bridge

My zodiac sign - Libra, the Balance

Zodiac tiles at the Wishing Bridge

View of Port and Andromeda's Rock

Andromeda's Rock in the harbor

House of Simon the Tanner

Entrance to Simon the Tanner's House

Lighthouse of Jaffa port.

View from Jaffo Port.

Jaffa Port (Marina)

Mural of Port/City

"Jonah's Boat"

Harbor entrance & View of Tel Aviv

Old Jaffa, view from harbor

Me at Old Jaffa

Me setting sail for new worlds

Steps up Old Jaffa street

Walkways in Old Jaffa

Ha-Pisga Garden

Archway entrance to the park.

Ancient wheel with square center

Men of Jaffa playing backgammon

Clock Tower in modern Jaffa

Flea market in Jaffa.

Flea market continues along many streets

Marker on street - to Jerusalem & Egypt

Marker on Clock Tower Square.

The Mahmoudiya Mosque.

Jaffa fortification.

Memorial to American Lovers of Zion

Walking on the beach of Tel Aviv.

Activities and games on the beach

Ben Gurion Street Ficus (fruit) tree.

The fruit grows on the trunk of the tree

Square of the Righteous Among Nations

Shopping Mall

City Center - City Hall

Modern shopping mall (at night)

Shopping along Ha Carmel Street

Shops close and garbage accumulates.

Trip to Dead Sea via Jerusalem

Great highway system.

Driving near Jerusalem

Driving through outskirts of Jerusalem

View of Jerusalem

View of Old City and Dome of the Rock

Leaving Jerusalem

Road down to Dead Sea

Agricultural activity near Dead Sea

Marker: -300 meters below sea level

First sighting of Dead Sea

Dead Sea comes into view

Mountains west of Dead Sea

Following an Israeli jeep

Friendly Israeli soldier

Entering area of Qumran

Dead Sea Qumran caves (background)

Ein Feshka (Fashka)

Entrance to Ein Feshka area

Area around Ein Feshka

At Dead Sea

At Ahava - mineral cream factory

Ahava mineral cream factory

SPNI - Society for Protection of Nature

About the Ein Gedi Field School

Ibex at the Ein Gedi Field School

Nahal David - Waterfall & Wadi (valley)

View from Ein Gedi Field School

Ein Gedi Field School, an oasis

Ein Gedi Oasis, Map

Sign points toward Masada

View of Masada, mountain-top fortress

Small model of Masada

Mural of Masada

At the beginning of the Snake Path

Guide Charlie wishes me a healthy walk

Cable Car takes visitors to the top

View half-way up the Snake Path

On top of Masada, archaeological site

Model of Masada at the site

Looking east over Masada ruins.

Tower, overlooking the plateau

Plateau of Masada, in Judean Desert

Commandant's quarters (facing west)

Masada's well-preserved Bathhouse

Various rooms of the Bathhouse (model).

Charlie explains the cold & hot room use

Model of Palace of King Herod.

View of Circular (middle) terrace.

View from the top of Masada.

Synagogue, enter from east, face west

Sign describing the Synagogue

The "Casement of the Scrolls" (sign)

Columbarium Towers.

The Roman ramp - western entrance

Steps down the Snake Path.

Plastered channel for water (to cistern)

MINERAL - a place to bathe in Dead Sea

Mineral, a small resort north of En Gedi

Joining the crowd of bathers.

Floating in the Dead Sea.

Covered with black mud, "for my health"

Walter and I feel like "black-brothers"

Swimming in the Sulphur pool.

Sign at entrance to Sulphur Pool

Elvis American Diner near Tel Aviv

Inside the Elvis American Diner

Chatting with Elvis.

Elvis music is everywhere in the diner.

A new day over Tel Aviv.

Drive through Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv University.

Map of Tel Aviv University

Beth Hatefutsoth, Jewish Diaspora museum

Inside the museum

Relief of Romans plundering the temple

Relief of Temple treasures carried away

Book containing Pentateuch portion

Mohel (Circumcision) book.

Model of Passover (Pesach) Seder

Wedding Ceremony

Minyan - a congregation of 10

Model of Great Synagogue, Aleppo, Syria

Danan Synagogue in Fez, Morocco

Mural of Synagogue of Dura-Europos

Great Tlomackie St. Synagogue, Poland

Tempio Israelitico in Florency, Italy

Replica of ceiling of synagogue, Poland

One Culture - Many Facets (famous people

Mural of Jews in Alexandria, Egypt

Roman milesone, found near Cyrene

Exilarch in Royal Splendor

Ecclesia and Synagoga (symbolic figures)

Menorah - cut out in wall

Driving north from Tel Aviv to Caesarea

Caesarea National Park

Moats around Crusader walls

Moat around the wall (Crusader era)

Inside Watchtower (Crusader era)

Crusader Fortifications, Caesarea (sign)

Harbor (map) - archaeological sites

Walking through the ancient ruins

Remains of Roman era

Ruins from Roman period: 37BCE - 324 BCE

Visitor's center

Paul at Caesarea
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Harbor

Another view of the Harbor area

Model of ancient Harbor

Artist's reconstruction of Hippodrome

Hippodrome - built by King Herod

Hippodrome (Gr. Hippos="horse")

View of ancient Caesarea

Artist's rendering of Herod's palace

Caesarea National Park

Promontary Palace

Northern view of Caesarea & Harbor

Columns near Herod's Palace

The Theater

Medieval fortifications in Caesarea

Paul at the Theater

The Palace Vaults

Artist's rendering of the Theater

Paul at the Hippodrome

Listening to the tour guide

The Hippodrome ("Circus")

View of Theater entrace

Spectators arrive in the Theater

Mt. Carmel in the distance

Carmel Forest

Carmel Range

Yisrael Valley

Sign - Nahalal (place of Moshe Dayan)

Orchards in the bountiful valley

Driving through Nazareth

Nazareth - site of childhood of Jesus

Maya Tours - our tour bus

Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth

Inscriptions of the Four Evangelists

Holy Doors

Basilica of the Annunciation - Sign

Mural of the Annunciation - Philippines

Mosaic from Ukraine

Mary of Nazareth

Vatican's mosaic of the Annunciation

Ireland

Egyptian Queen of Heaven

Slovenia's Madonna

Korea's Mother and Child

Italy's Mary with the Sacred Heart

Spain's tiled representation of Mary

Vietnam and Thailand

South Africa and Guatemala

Icon from Greece

Mass at the Cave of Annunciation

Mural in the front of the Basilica

Ceiling (Dome)

Franciscan altar

Franciscan mural

Marble floor design

Exterior (side) of Basilica

Wedding at the Basilica

Haifa harbor (at night)

At Druze village Dalit-el-Carmel

Learning about the Druze Religion

Posing with Adal (Abu Antar Halbi)

Druze Cuisine

Druze dishes.

Stella Maris Carmelite Monastery, Haifa

Church "Stella Maris" (sign) - "Star of

Inside the Stella Maris church

Elijah's Cave (altar), "Elias Thesbites"

Ceiling (Dome) - Chariot of Fire

Cave of Elijah (Elias)

View of Haifa from Mt. Carmel

Trail to Elijah's cave (another cave)

Trail to Elijah's other cave

Down steep steps.

A third cave discovered?

The Holy Family Chapel

View of Haifa from Dan Carmel Hotel

Baha'i Temple and gardens in Haifa

View from bottom to the top.

Cooling plants near Haifa

Leaving Haifa

At Acre (Akko) Citadel

Entering the gardens at Old City Akko

Citadel (Crusader Walls)

Inside the Citadel, arched ceiling

Old Acre (Map)

Tour guide Vered gives historical view

Unique Men's Public Toilet

"Refectorium" -- Gothic-arched hall

Underground passageway

Crusader Tombstone, 1290

Masika Family gift shop

Copper art work

More Copper art work

Special Pesach (Passover) plate

At Rosh Hanikra, view toward Haifa

Cable car to Rosh Hanikra Grotto

Arrival at the natural reserve.

View of Tunnel and Railway

The Bridge and Railway Tunnel

Rosh Hanikra's natural grottos

The cliff and the sea-shore

Unique formations at Rosh Hanikra

Israel-Lebanon Border Crossing

Israeli flag flies at border crossing

Druze tour group arrives at Rosh Hanikra

Road to Lebanon

Date palms

Delicious dates (close-up)

Reach out and touch a date

Drive to Zefat (Safed) on Hwy. 89

Abuhav Synagogue

Abuhav Synagogue in Safed (Zefat)

Interior of the Great (Abuhav) Synagogue

Interior of synagogue

Ceiling (oval) of synagogue

Twelve tribes of Israel (surround dome)

Tribe (Zodiac) symbols

Inside the synagogue

Yosef shows the Abuhav Torah Scroll

The Holy Ark

Paul the Kabbalist

Shops and cobblestone streets in Safed

More artists' shops in Safed.

Peace (Dove) Art

Musician playing the Baliphone

Students on a field trip in Safed

First view of Sea of Galilee

Deck's Restaurant in Tiberias

View of Tiberias from Lake Kinneret

View of Tiberias from hotel room.

Sunrise over the Sea of Galilee

Crusader or Ottoman Walls in Tiberias

Crusader or Ottoman walls in Tiberias

Fisherman's boat on Lake Kinneret

Unique Tree near The Scots Hotel

Hotel Scotland, Scots Hotel -St. Andrews

Lake Kinneret in the morning light

Eucalyptus tree at Sea of Galilee

Eucalyptus trees with egrets in it

Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret)

Paul of Galilee

Leaving Tiberias

Banana plantation beside the Sea

View of Tiberias across the lake

Entrance to ancient Capharnaum

Capharnaum - the town of Jesus (sign)

Capharnaum in the Bible

Simon Peter statue

Ancient ruins of Capernaum

"White Synagogue"

remains of the village of Capharnaum

Columns from Roman era

Synagogue columns

Housing area

Map of Capharnaum

Site of Simon Peter's house

Mosaics (tiles) - ground floor of church

Column of Synagogue - has Star of David

Map of KfarNahum (aerial view)

"Crown of Thorns" bush

Golan Heights, north of Sea of Galilee

Volcan Caldera (grape vines growing)

Mt. Avital - Mt. Bental Nature Preserve

Compound on top of the hill

Distance markers

Border with Syria

Looking toward Damascus, Syria

Looking toward Mt. Hermon

Looking into Syria - towards Iraq

Bunker on top of the military compound

Mt. Hermon (range)

Israeli soldiers at military compound

Israeli soldiers come here to train

View of Mt. Hermon range

Walter with an Israeli soldier

Paul of Damascus

Israeli soldiers at compound (bunkers)

Israeli tanks

Drive down Hwy 98 to Kfar Haruv

At Kfar Haruv, a kibbutz on plateau

View of another kibbutz - En Gev

Overlooking Sea of Galilee

Paul at the Kibbutz

Kibbutz guide - Collette

Kfar Haruv - "the village of the Carob"

Paul investigates the Carob (Locust)

The carob pod-like fruit.

Carob pod ("biblical locust")

Drive south to Beit (Beth) She'an

Along the border with Jordan

Jordan River

Along the Jordan River

Jordan side (fertile valley)

Fish Ponds in the Jordan Valley

Down the Centuries in Bet She'an

Model of Bet She'an (Roman & Byzantine)

Model of Bet She'an - city quarters

Guide Vered gives historical perspective

Main Plaza (shopping area)

Excavations reveal ruins

The monumental colonnade

Amphitheater

Mosaics (tiles) in Bathhouse

Walking down colonnaded street

Another view of the colonnade

Ha-Gai Valley Road (sign)

View from Tel Bet She'an

The completed development project (sign)

The Joshua tree on top of the Tell

Bet She'an National Park

Egyptian Governor's quarters

View toward the Jordan River

The Roman Temple stood here

The Splendor of the City & the Last Days

Monument (artistic rendering)

Corinthian column tops in ruin

We enter Jerusalem at night

View of Jerusalem's Old City walls

Morning in Jerusalem

Morning walk in Jerusalem

At Old City walls near Jaffa Gate

Paul at Zion Gate

View of Mt. Olivet

Dung Gate

Inside the Dung Gate

The Kotel (Wall) in the morning

Saying "Shema Yisrael" at the Wall

Paul at the Wall

Orthodox Jews gather for morning prayers

A tunnel leads towards underground wall

Plaza in front of the Wall

Jewish Cemetery in Kidron Valley

View of Mount Olivet (Mount of Olives)

Church of St. Mary Magdalene

Church of All Nations

View of Mt. Olivet from Muslim cemetery

Paul at the Golden Gate

The Golden Gate

Lion's Gate

Paul at the Lion's Gate

Entering the Lion's Gate

Near the former Antonio Fortress

Pilate's Door

ECCO HOMO ("Behold the Man")

Man carrying crosses

Armenian Catholic chapel - 3-4 stations

Via Dolorosa Way - 5th station

School children on the Via Dolorosa

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Steep street in Christian quarter

Jaffa Gate

Jaffa Gate (outside city wall)

Sign on road that encircles the old city

YMCA building on King David St.

Painting of Ancient Jerusalem

Model of Jerusalem - 2nd Temple Period

Shrine of the Book

Sarcaphagus at the Israel Museum

Model of Ancient Jerusalem

Sign explaining the Model of Jerusalem

Eastern View from the Mount of Olives

Sign - Eastern View

Southern View - Map

Southern View - Model

Southwestern View from Ketef Hinnom

Southwestern View

Northwestern View from the New City

Northwestern view - model

Place of Golgotha

Second Temple

Shrine of the Book - entrance

Dead Sea Scrolls - copies

Dead Sea Scroll - copy

Knesset

Sculpted menorah near Knesset

Menorah Base & Trunk

Left arm of the Menorah

Right arm of the Menorah

Paul at the Menorah

Menorah symbols - details

Bible Lands Museum - City of Babylon

Bible Lands Museum - mosaic

Bible Lands Museum - Sarcophagus

Bible Lands Museum - Egypt

Bible Lands Museum - Pyramids

Bible Lands Museum - Jerusalem

Bible Lands Museum - Sumeria

Bible Lands Museum - children's tour

Yad Vashem - Holocaust Museum

Yad Vashem - Children's museum

Yad Vashem - Uziel - "strength of God"

Yad Vashem - Children's museum

Yad Vashem - triangular building

Yad Vashem - Hall of Names

Yad Vashem - Torah Ark

Touring friends - Monastersky family

Drive past village of Ein Kerem

Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centr

Chagall Windows - Reuben, Shimeon, Levi

Chagall Windows -Judah, Zebulah,Issachar

Chagall Windows - Dan, Gad, Asher

Chagall Windows - Naphtali, Joseph, Ben

Mount Herzl Park

Mount Herzl Park - portrait of Herzl

Mount Herzl - First Zionist Congress

Mount Herzl Park - artist Epstein

Teacher's strike at Supreme Court

Dinner at Jerusalem restaurant

Entertainer-singer at the restaurant

Tour group's Last Supper

Dancing to the music

Painting of Second Temple at restaurant

Sunrise in Jerusalem

Sunrise over the Old City walls

New Gate

Northwestern side of city wall

Damascus Gate

Paul at Damascus Gate

King Solomon Quarries - Zedekiah's cave

City wall built on solid rock foundation

Herod's Gate

Stephen's (Lion's) Gate - walking down

Tomb of the Virgin Mary

Church of All Nations - tympanum

Garden of Gethsemane

Franciscan monk Gabriel and me

Gethsemane - sign

Antonia Fortress - sign

St. Paul's Hospice - building

Dormition Abbey on Mt. Zion

King David's Tomb - sign

Rabbi praying at King David's tomb

King David's tomb

King David's tomb - Grotto (crypt)

Paul at King David's tomb

Walter at King David's tomb

Room of the Last Supper

Me at the Room of the Last Supper

Arabic window at the Room

Zion's Gate -- bullet-ridden

Wohl archaeological museum

Wohl archaeological museum - mosaic

Wohl museum - Roman columns

Wohl museum - excavations

Jewish Quarter - mosaic

Wohl museum - Herodian quarter

Wohl museum - Jewish ritual bath

Wohl museum - general view of excavation

Wohl museum - meander mosaic

Wohl museum - Palatial Mansion

Jewish Quarter - Painting of Lion of Judah

Entering Western Wall plaza

View of El Aqsa Mosque

View of Dung Gate area

Dome of the Rock

The Kotel (Wall) plaza

Divine Presence at Wall (sign)

Ethiopian congregation at the Wall

Jewish Torah arks at the Wall

Torah ark - open display

Tunnel - extension of wall

Shrines in the tunnel area

Reading of the Torah

Bar Mitzvah ceremonies at the Wall

Reading the Torah at Bar Mitzvah

The Kotel (Wall) plaza

Arab market in Old City

III Station of the Cross - Via Dolorosa

IV Station of the Cross - Via Dolorosa

V Station of the Cross - Via Dolorosa

VI Station of the Cross - Via Dolorosa

VII Station of the Cross - Via Dolorosa

VIII Station of the Cross - Via Dolorosa

Walking toward the Holy Sepulchre

IX Station of the Cross - Via Dolorosa

Stations of the Cross - Via Dolorosa

Last Station of the Cross - Via Dolorosa

Church of the Holy Sepulchre - ceiling

Church of the Holy Sepulchre - stairway

Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Golgotha

Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Cross

Holy Sepulchre - Chapel of Adam

Paul at Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Suleyman's Wall

Walk on the Ramparts - Terra Sancta

Walk on the Ramparts - view

Walk on the Ramparts - rooftops

Walk on the Ramparts - Damascus Gate

Walk on the Ramparts - Jeremiah's Grotto

Paul on a Walk on the Ramparts

Walk on the Ramparts - view of Mt. Olive

Walk on the Ramparts - Russian Church

Walk on the Ramparts - view of Dome

Tomb of the Virgin Mary

Garden of Gethsemane

Church of All Nations - crown of thorns

Church of All Nations - mosaic

Church of All Nations - dome

Church of All Nations - mural

Jewish Cemetery

Dominus Flevit chapel at Mt. Olivet

Famous Dominus Flevit window

Dome of the Rock

Paul at Mount of Olives (Olivet)
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Tomb of the Prophets at Mt. Olivet

Church of the Paternoster at Mt. Olivet

Lord's Prayer in Ukrainian

Lord's Prayer in Latin

Lord's Prayer in English

Chapel of the Ascension at Mt. Olivet

Hotel 7 Arches at Mt. Olivet

The Sun sets over the City of Jerusalem

Sunset view from Mount of Olives

Good-bye - Jerusalem, City of God!

Flying over Tel Aviv

Leaving Tel Aviv, view of Mediterranean

Good-bye Israel - Shalom!

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johnandanna wrote on Nov 17, '07

A modern-day Paul.

johnandanna wrote on Nov 17, '07

Look forward to hearing about your incredible pilgrimage!

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