Entries from November 2009 ↓

Leave Tiberius

As we drive through and around Israel we see farming everywhere.  There are very few places that are not put to use.   This is a common scene:

And a sight to make a Texan feel at home

Visit to the remains of a Roman City at Beit Shean.

Remains of a Roman Theater:

We are traveling with DayStar a Christian TV station.  There are the DayStar singers that perform at various stops.  When they were performing on the stage in the Roman Theater, it was easy to hear them clearly without amplification.

Can you guess what this is?

Maybe this will help:

It is the remains of a Roman toilet.  There is a channel underneath that water would run continuously through, taking away the waste.

In various spots throughout the ruins, the floor was decorated with beautiful mosaic tiles.

On the way to our next stop, we drove by a prison:

Visit to the ruins at Megiddo

On the way through our next stop. we drove by a Arab community.  It is great seeing a group of Muslims leaving in peace, and being accept enough to have a community within Israel.  Notice the minaret that stands above the mosque.

Caesarea by the Sea

remains of an aqueduct:

Something I saw on the Path to Jerusalem

Morning view from hotel room.  Looking out from Tiberius over the Sea of Galilee:

Breakfast at the Hotel (yes.. fish for breakfast)

In Tiberius I saw this painting on the side of a building:

On the way to Capnarnaum I saw two vehicles flying the UN flag marked with UN:

Capnarnaum

This is my mom standing in the remains of a synagogue in Capnarnaum where Jesus is thought to have taught.

Mount of the Beatitudes

We are here with the DayStar TV network.  They had a fundraiser where you could donate $300 and you would get a olive tree planted for you, with your name by it, in this olive orchard ran by Olive Bond.

Next came lunch… And guess what we had:

St. Peter Fish

It was pretty good.  Next we had a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee with a devotional service in the middle.  And we sang the Star Spangle banner and raised the American flag too

Next… Baptism in the Jordan

Here is my Mom after getting baptized:

Here is me getting baptized:

Afterwards

A pretty good day!  Now we are back at the hotel.  We are going to go downstairs, eat dinner, settle up on the hotel Internet bill.  Tomorrow morning we leave this hotel for one in Jerusalem.