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The Druze in Israel

Continuing on in Israel……sorry for the delay. I was not too happy with WordPress’s “Happiness Engineers,” the entire month of December I had trouble logging into my blog. Moving on! Our guide is a tall, muscular, no-nonsense kind of guy……Arab, Christian, Israeli………..he looked and acted like he could have been IDF at one point, or…

Caesarea National Park, Israel: Part Two

These are more photos taken at the Caesarea National Park in Caesarea, Israel……. The park encompasses an area around the ancient city of Caesarea Maritima, constructed during the reign of Herod the Great around 10-9 BCE. The city was fortified by the Romans, early Christians, Muslims, and then again by Christian Crusaders. To learn about…

Caesarea National Park; Caesarea, Israel

Today, we are in the Caesarea National Park, right along the water’s edge in Caesarea, Israel. The park is huge and it is HOT, so we welcomed the sea breezes. It is quite the place, but the story of Herod and all that went on here is even more fascinating! Caesarea became known in the…

Elijah and the Baals and Now the Baha’i and Carmelites: All at Mount Carmel

Of all the places we visited in Israel, to me, Mount Carmel, was the most beautiful! So much has gone on here, I hardly know where to start! Mount Carmel, (which means mountain of gardens) is mentioned as a “holy mountain,” in Egyptian records from the 16th century BCE. As a “high place,” it had…

Can Anything Good Come Out of Nazareth?

Today, we are in Nazareth, a city in Galilee… Looking at this illustration of Nazareth, by David Roberts, we can see, Nazareth, was a small town and it is said that in Jesus time there were only forty or fifty people living there. Nazareth, set in a small basin, was surrounded by hills and was…

The City of Tiberias to Yardenit: Baptism of Jesus

I’m starting out, today, with a map of Israel, so you can see where we have been and where we are going. Now, we are driving along the Sea of Galilee. When I focused in on the map, I was surprised to also see the sites of public bomb shelters…….it is a way of life…

Haifa to the Sea of Galilee and the Garden of Loaves and Fishes

Getting off the ship, we are at the port in Haifa and a small group of us are now touring Israel for a week together. Our guide is an Israeli Arab Christian. I did not know there were Israelis, who are Arabs or that there are Arabs that are Christians. There is a lot to…

Thursday Doors: Moving On to Israel

We had spent over a month on the cruise ship and visited a lot of ports and cities……..but I feel like I should jump ahead to our last stop, since so much is going on in that region now, and then go back to the islands again. We got off the ship in Ashdod, Israel…

A Month of Pumpkins and More, More, More! Final Week 4

Here is the last week of pumpkins and more! Enjoy!

Thursday Doors: Rhodes, Greece

We’re walking down Ippoton Street on the island of Rhodes, Greece. These last few posts have been all about the time of the Crusaders and the Order of Saint John in Rhodes. For more insight on what we have seen so far, LOOK HERE, and HERE and HERE. There are doors in all those posts…

The Wedding of the Year!

Weddings are not like they used to be………I got married in a church, with our priest, friends and family and then had a lovely reception at a fine hotel. That was many, many, many years ago, as I am now 76! And, I am my husbands only wife! Today, it is all about destination weddings,…

Time Out From Our Travels To Travel Again! PS, To a Wedding!

Friends, I am taking a short time out from castles, knights and excavations, because two weeks ago we attended my grandson’s wedding. Oh my! The first grandchild married, what a day! Well, almost a week of partying, since we went early and stayed late, so to speak. There will be posts on the venue/hotel first,…

The Palace of the Grand Master: Rhodes, Greece

Today, we are visiting the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights. If you would like to know what we have seen so far and the history of the Order of Saint John, LOOK HERE The Palace is a medieval castle in the Old City of Rhodes. It is an example of Gothic architecture…

A Month of Pumpkins and More, More, More!! Week 2

My absolute favorite city to visit during the month of October is Quebec City, Canada! The color of the trees, the decorating, and the food can not be beat! They really outshine everyone else! The first weekend in October is their Thanksgiving, so the city is completely decked out! We have been there in October,…