Wow, another busy day in the Holy Land!
We had a tour today that brought us into Lower Galilee.
We stopped in Nazareth and saw the Church of the Annunciation - where Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced that she would have Jesus. We also saw where Jesus grew up and did his carpentry.
We drove through Cana (the site of His 1st miracle of turning water into wine), Mount Tabor (the site of Jesus' Transfiguration). We drove through Tiberias (the capital of Galilee in AD 20). We drove through Tabgha (site of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fish). We saw the Mount of Beatitudes from a distance (the site of the Sermon on the Mount). THEN, we arrived in Capernaum, the center of Jesus' ministry.
We saw the house of St. Peter and the old church and synagogue. Here we also had great views of the Sea of Galilee. We then came around and stopped at the Jordan River. This was pretty cook. We went in the water where the still do baptisms, which was going on when we arrived.
When we got back to Jerusalem, we were pretty tired. We went and had falafels for dinner again, and then went back to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. There were less people this time, so we were able to go upstairs and touch the site believed to be the location of Jesus' cross. We had heard they were having a candlelit service tonight but couldn't find any information on it. So we decided to call it an early day since tomorrow we're getting up early for the Easter service.
We had a tour today that brought us into Lower Galilee.
We stopped in Nazareth and saw the Church of the Annunciation - where Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced that she would have Jesus. We also saw where Jesus grew up and did his carpentry.
We drove through Cana (the site of His 1st miracle of turning water into wine), Mount Tabor (the site of Jesus' Transfiguration). We drove through Tiberias (the capital of Galilee in AD 20). We drove through Tabgha (site of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fish). We saw the Mount of Beatitudes from a distance (the site of the Sermon on the Mount). THEN, we arrived in Capernaum, the center of Jesus' ministry.
We saw the house of St. Peter and the old church and synagogue. Here we also had great views of the Sea of Galilee. We then came around and stopped at the Jordan River. This was pretty cook. We went in the water where the still do baptisms, which was going on when we arrived.
When we got back to Jerusalem, we were pretty tired. We went and had falafels for dinner again, and then went back to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. There were less people this time, so we were able to go upstairs and touch the site believed to be the location of Jesus' cross. We had heard they were having a candlelit service tonight but couldn't find any information on it. So we decided to call it an early day since tomorrow we're getting up early for the Easter service.
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