On the Trail of JesusSea of GalileeEm and Vince didn’t get a lot of sleep last night because the group staying at the hotel had a big party below their window.On the bright side, being the sabat, there was no traffic for getting out of the town.Soon we see the Sea of Galilee which is really a big fresh water lake. The sea of Galilee is also the second …
Birds and Our Search for FoodSafed In the morning we walk up to the citadel in Safed. Very little remains of the fortifications and it is very disappointing with lots of garbage and graffiti. I don’t understand why its been left in such a state.On the way back a lovely man stops us and speaks to us in perfect English. He is obviously well educated and well travelled. At the …
Haifa to Nazareth to Safed Baha’i GardensIt’s hot and sunny. Another beautiful day.Tap water is fine to drink in Israel. Vince started drinking it as soon as we arrived in Israel with no bad effect so we are now all drinking from the tap.We check out of our apartment and pack our car and then take a short walk to the Louis Promenade which overlooks Haifa and the sea. From …
Akko/Acco/Acre…oh my!Potential Ferry Boo BooWe sleep well and the plan is to go to take the ferry up the coast to Akko also known as Acco or Acre. We drive to the ferry terminal and traffic is crazy. There are a lot of one way streets so we often have to drive way down one street only to turn around and come back the way we came. Vince is …