Good Morning Herzylia, Israel!Our touring began with cruising along the Mediterranean Sea.What a lovely drive – A different lovely than what I’m accustomed to.Port of Acre – Crusader HallsJust the beginning.
I have many photos to share from the Crusader Halls.
There was so much history here, I can’t possibly repeat it all.
Enjoy the photos, and if you like, check the link and get the history, and the scope, of this place.
A fleur de lis for my collection.Into the marketI love walls, and texture, and brick, and this. How about you?Walk this way.Complete with a hologram of the crusaders!Out we go.On the way to Rosh Hanrika https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosh_HaNikra_grottoesHere we are.Taking the cable car down to the Grottos.
After leaving the Grotto, we went up the hill to the Lebanese border.
Lebanese Border
While we were here , our group reached our hands over the border and prayed for both countries.
After leaving Rosh Hanrika, we headed toward Haifa.
Not the clearest photos get taken from a moving bus,But they help to tie the places together.Like pieces of a puzzle.Different parts of a whole.Here’s a bonus wall.Haifa – Worldwide Headquarters of the Ba Hai faith. https://www.ganbahai.org.il/en/haifa/
At the end of this day, the eve of our last day, we celebrated at a farewell dinner at the Dan Panorama Hotel.
All ten buses met for an enormous dinner, and farewell remarks from Jane and several other of our leaders.
Then off to our separate hotels for a much needed rest.
Join me again next time for our last tour day. Day #8.
We were on the Sea of Galilee with ten of these “Jesus Boats”, where we all locked together and had a worship service, along with some Hebrew dancing before departing.
Quiet seas.
It was easy in some spots on our cruise to imagine Jesus walking across the water to one of these little boats containing some very concerned Apostles.
Close to the end of our trip.
We hated leaving the boats; but there was so much to see.
On to the Mt. of Beatitudes Appropriate attire required for entry.The view from hereSpeaks for itself.Breathtakingly restful.
Capernaum is next.
The walk to Capernaum. Excavated synagogue close to Peter’s home. Inside excavated synagogue close to Peter’s home.Peter’s Home
Peter’s home – What you see above is a new synagogue built above it.
I had difficulty getting great photos here; so you can follow the next link if you want to see more clearly.
Made of black stone. Note the nail holes in the feet.
The view of the Sea of Galilee from outside of Capernaum.
Onward to lunch!
Choose one.So not used to having my food stare at me!
This was so far out of my comfort zone!
But I ate it any way.
I was surprised at how good it was – Seconds?
Boat Museum – Ginosar, IsraelThe Big QuestionGreat care was taken to keep the keel of this boat in tact.Next stop – MagdalaAn amazing archaeological find, actual floor tile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagdalaSo much has been revealed.Exciting to think that Mary of Magdalene walked here.
As we head down the pathway from this spot, we come to Duc In Altum.
We would love to visit Caesarea again, and stay a while.
What a beautiful town it was, oh and the ocean!
Jezreel (Yizrael) Valley – Armageddon Jezreel (Yizrael) Valley – Armageddon
Olive trees in the distance from Mt. PrecipiceMy hubby with Mt. Tabor in the background.
Mount Tabor. … In the Hebrew Bible (Joshua, Judges), Mount Tabor is the site of the Battle of Mount Tabor between the Israelite army under the leadership of Barak and the army of the Canaanite king of Hazor, Jabin, commanded by Sisera. In Christian tradition, Mount Tabor is the site of the transfiguration of Jesus. (Google search)
After leaving Mt. Tabor, we headed on to our hotel, that night would be our first night in Tiberias.
Significant Encounters 
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