Day 3 - Caesarea &Megiddo
Shalom from Jerusalem on
Monday. Yesterday we started out in Tel Aviv and journeyed first to Caesarea,
the former Roman capital founded by King Herod to bonour, Caesar Augustus. We
saw excavated ruins of an amphitheater,a hippodrome and aqueduct and a
beautiful harbour. Next to Megiddo where we looked over the valley where some
believe the last battle between good and evil will take place. A highlight in
the afternoon was a visit to a Biblical nature reserve, with an excellent guide,
who connected plant life growing there with Bible passages. It was here that
Joan drew water from the cistern and proved she was a strong woman. At the end
of the day we shared our thanks for the trip so far, talked about surprises,
such as the size of the settlements and pondered how long it would take to walk
from Nazareth to Bethlehem where we visit today, by bus, not on foot or by
donkey. Joyce
Hello Israel Pilgrims. I'm glad to hear that you are off to a good start and learning lots it seems.
ReplyDeleteBack here the Zambia pilgrims are doing our final packing, weighing large suticases full of soccer uniforms, footballs and skipping ropes. Each of our team will carry a second piece of luggage full of useful equipment,and best wishes, including some letters written to the children in Munenga by Emily Beaudoin.
We are off tomorrow. Be sure to tune into our Blog from Israel.
Happy Trails!
Phyllis