Bethlehem Travel and Tourism Guide

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 Palestinian Territory is in Israel, going there means going through a checkpoint where you have to show your passport...and if you're Israeli or Palestinian, you'd better have a darned good reason why you're ...

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.