Mary Ann and I went to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum (BTA) on October 13. We got there at opening time (8 AM). I dropped off some posters in the gift shop. We left at around 11:00 AM, and stopped for lunch in Superior at Los Hermanos restaurant.
Read MoreThis is the final post for our Holy Land Pilgrimage. On Day 9 we drove to Tel Aviv with some interesting stops along the way. Day 10 was a travel day, with unexpected complications. And I’ll have some final words in an epilogue.
Read MoreThis is the second of two posts for our second day in the Old City of Jerusalem. We pick up from the last post, and after lunch we head to the Wailing Wall.
Read MoreToday we went back into the Old City of Jerusalem. It was a busy day, with a lot of pictures, so I decided to break it into two posts: Part 1 and Part 2.
Read MoreToday we headed south for a swim in the Dead Sea, with a couple of stops along the way.
Read MoreThis is the second of two posts for our day in the Old City of Jerusalem. We pick up from the last post at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Read MoreThis was the day we went to the Old City of Jerusalem. We did a lot, so I decided to break it into two posts: Part 1, and Part 2.
Read MoreToday is our wedding anniversary! It’s also the day we said goodbye to Galilee and our Magdala Hotel and headed to Jerusalem, with some stops along the way.
Read MoreWe started our day with Mass in the Duc in Altum Church at our hotel for the Feast of the Holy Trinity. Then we headed north to Tel Dan Nature Reserve in the Golan Heights. The Dan Stream, which is a headwater of the Jordan River, runs through here. This is the site of many events in the Old Testament. If you’re interested in more details, see here. Abraham’s Gate is the entrance to the ancient city, and is 4,000 years old. Kevin taught from Genesis 12:1-9. This is an ‘A’ site.
Read MoreThe third day of our trip to the Holy Land started in Nazareth, Jesus’ home town, at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation. This is one of several different churches of the annunciation in Nazareth. In Jesus’ time there was a spring there, and Mary’s Well is where the eastern orthodox believe that Mary was drawing water when she was visited by the angel Gabriel. The current site of Mary’s Well is a nonfunctioning re-creation that was dedicated in the year 2000. It’s a beautiful church, and I included quite a few pictures of the religious art displayed there. There is a ‘lower church’, which is below the ‘upper church’.
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