Jerusalem- Day 1Morning in Jerusalem We contact our airbnb host to tell her about the unfortunate wine incident and send her a picture of the red wine marks on the kitchen wall. She tells us not to worry about it, drink more wine and have fun.There is a cafe near our apartment that sells Montreal Bagels. We just have to have a bagel with cream cheese and lox. At $12 …
Tiberias to Beit She’an to JerusalemOff to Beit She’an RuinsWe pack up the car and leave Tiberias. Our first stop is Beit She’an which has Israel’s largest, most complete Roman ruins.The day is hot. The ruins are impressive and its easy to see how the city is laid out. We go first to the theatre which in it’s time held 7,000 people.Across the road from the theatre is the …
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 …