The Last Day #HolyLand Day 8
There was a lousy weather forecast again for our final day, so when it was announced that we would have a slow start and forgo a detailed visit to Caesarea’s […]
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Sea Views – #HolyLand Day 7
What a contrast to wake up to! It was a gorgeous sunrise, and although there were fluffy clouds, there was no sign of rain at all. Our first stop was […]
Biblical Rain #HolyLand Day 6
We knew this was the Sea of Galilee because we were in Tiberius, and Google Maps confirmed our location. But from the view, we could have been somewhere in Scotland. […]
Walls, rivers and borders #HolyLand Day 5
When I saw that our programme offered the opportunity to get up early to go the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on a Sunday morning, I thought it looked too […]
On the way to Bethlehem #HolyLand Day 4
It was a beautiful day, and layers were shed as we made our way round the corner from our hotel to the Garden Tomb. This “alternative” location for Jesus’ tomb […]
Slowing Down #Holy Land Day 3
You might well have been exhausted by reading the exploits of Day 2; I woke on Day 3 to find that doing anything was impossible. The illness of December caught […]
Through a glass #HolyLand Day 2
With our guide’s voice safely in my ear, my camera in my hand, and doing my best to fight off the feeling that I’d woken up at 0430 ( which […]
Travelling Hopefully #HolyLand Day 1
It all started with an idea and when time, money and friends all combined, a far distant dream started to become reality. I’d never seriously thought I’d make it to […]
