Sunday, April 19, 2009

First day of the tour in Israel

We left Tel Aviv and stopped in Jaffa to pick up more people.



Photo of a mosque in Jaffa




Photo of the road sign to Jersalem and back to Tel Aviv

After driving along the coastal plain, we arrived in Cadesarea which is the capital of Judea under the Romans. We saw the excavations of the ancient city, the Roman theatre and aqueduct.











Photo of the Roman theatre





Photo of the Roman bath



Photo of me in the Med sea



Photo of the chariot racing track



Photo of the aqueduct



Then we travelled to Megiddo which is the identified site of Armageddon.




Photo of the model of how the many layers of cities were built upon each other




Photo of the special design wall was built to keep out enemies




Photo of the hill that is now covered in grass where once four cities stood



Photo of the sacrific place of the 1st son in the Bible










Photo of the well-perserved water supply system used back then. It is still has fresh water today.



After our trip to Megiddo, we continued to see the Bahai Temple and Persian Gardens.





Photo of the Bahai Temple and Persian Gardens



From Haifa, our last stop of the day was in an ancient city and harbour called Acre.








Photo of the med sea at Acre









Photos of St. John the Baptist church



Photo of bakery ovens






Photo of a famous restaurant that serves St. Peter's fish





























Photos of the local area and the local children

After a long day we arrived at a final destination of the Kibbutz Lavi for the evening. The Kibbutz was located on the Sea of Gailee. It was beautiful.

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