Nazareth Travel Blogs

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.

After we made our way back from Megiddo to the bus stop, we decided to head north to Nazareth.  Another biblical town and an important one to Jesus, we thought it was worth a look.  Well, we took the bus, and got off too early.  We ended up quite a distance from the sites we were loo…

Checked in to ConventWalked a bit around Nazareth - up hill for viewsSat at home and ate hot dogs with German guyProcession through the streets to ChurchRead book - Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWent to main Church

Volunteering in Israel and travelling around the Middle East

Hello All,Started the day leaving at about 6am from Qatzim, Katsim, or however you spell it.  The rental car went up for about 45 minutes until I got to the Nimrod Fortress on the slopes of Mount Hevron.  The fortress is situated on a high ridge at 2,600 feet, and was built in 1229 by famous Musl…

My memories from Israel. In English and in polish.

Jerusalem

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.

Nazareth is the capital and largest city in the North District of Israel. It also serves as an Arab capital for Israel's Arab citizens who make up the vast majority of the population there. In the New Testament, the city is described as the childhood home of Jesus, and as such is a center of Ch…

Vandaag zouden we iets vroeger als gisteren vertrekken want we hadden een hele lange dag voor de boeg. We aten ons ontbijt om 7.30 uur maar helaas had onze gids/chauffeur zich verslapen dus werd het toch nog 9.00 uur voor we vertrokken. Eerst reden we naar de Jordaan, waar tegenwoordig nog steeds …

Vanmorgen stonden we niet al te vroeg op en ook het ontbijt gebruikten we op ons gemak. Volgens de tabel van Egged-Tours zou de bus om 10.30 uur van de camping weggaan, dus een kwartier voor die tijd liepen op ons gemak richting de bushalte. Dat was schrikken toen de bus al vertrokken bleek te zijn…

Not sure how much longer I can keep up with writing this blog and editing photos each night.  After such long days touring, I am sooo tired so you'll probably see less and less as the days go on. Today, we visited the biblical city of Nazareth where the virgin Mary was told by an angel that …

The journey to Israel appealed to me for reason far less pious than I, sometimes, am willing to concede. Most simply: I went to reunite with a dear friend who had, by equal parts choice and chance, settled there. After eight years apart from her, I took the plunge. And it was, rewarding beyond measure, to our friendship, and,to me as Christian.