Bethlehem Travel Blogs

We'd heard very mixed things about the city of Bethlehem.  Obviously, it was an important city to visit on a "pilgrimage" to the Middle East, but the city of Bethlehem lies beyond a great wall that separates Israel from the land known as the Palestinian Territory.  Although the Palestinia…

Our all-too-brief stay in Na'alin had to come to an end, naturally.  The next morning we traveled into Bethlehem proper once again, this time to actually take in some of the famous sites.  We spent the morning exploring the Church of the Nativity as well as the city's various markets and …

Bethlehem is the birthplace of Jesus. The Star of Bethlehem in the Church of the Nativity marks the spot where Jesus was born.   The Church of the Nativity was later built over it in 530 AD, on the site of the ancient inn where Mary and Joseph stayed.The Church of the Nativity is one of Bet…

OMG i had the best falafal balls in my life....... Bethlehem, is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank, approximately 10 kilometers (6 mi) south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority a…

Ook vandaag stonden we weer vroeg op. We zouden naar Bethlehem gaan, dat hier niet al te ver vandaan lag. Ellen bleef op de camping, want die vertrouwde haar darmen niet zo erg. Met z’n vieren namen we de bus naar het centraal busstation om daar over te stappen op de bus naar Bethlehem. We stapt…

Some of you may have heard of the Hezbollah crisis: I was there in the midst! Many people hear about the turmoil in Israel, however, most people rarely hear of the hospitality of the people or of their amazing generosity. I experienced the Hezbollah crisis as well as the turmoil between the Arabs and the Jews as I traveled through uncharted territory and heard the story from the people who live it out on a daily basis. It is something that will forever be etched upon my mind.

I went with my daughter to Israel in Oct 2007 for an exceptional tour in the Holy Lands. It was the most fascinating experience to actually see where the Bible comes.

Jerusalem - like anything I've ever seen before in my life. It's a place on the "must see list". This trip was supposed to bring something deep to my life. And it actually did.... almost like walking next to Jesus :) It really feels like that when you're there. The only thing that disturbs this, kind of special, mood and a picture of old times are soldiers carrying weapon in their hands. Gets scary...

Verder gingen we weer naar Bethlehem waar we eerst een falafel namen en daarna de Geboortekerk gingen bezoeken. Hierbij kregen we een gids mee die ons met een noodgang overal doorheen sleurde en ons buiten bij een souvenirwinkel achterliet. Hij had daar zaker een afspraak lopen om de toeristen lang…

Arnaud at Damascus GateMinivan to BethlehemTaxi driver wankerWalked to Church of NativityPriest taking money on altarMany people sat around starOther areas - not really the birth place!Walked through town, wanker taxi at bus stop

Travelled round Israel visitng tel aviv, jerusalem, bethelem (not sure if i spelt that right, LOL). Masada mountain was beautiful and deserty, a wide eye opener to cultural differences from the UK. Not a place I would of thought of going to but a friend dragged me along and it was completely different to what i was expecting...a beautiful lively place

Shalom. I thought I'd drop a few pictures of my recent trip to Israel with my mom. We spent about 10 days traveling around the country. I must admit Israel wasn't in my top 10 list of places to visit until my mom mentioned she wanted to go. I (almost) never say no when offered to chance to visit some far away place.