Western Wall / Via Dolorosa / Church of the Holy Sepulchre / Old City Bazaar Western Wall The Western Wall, known to the West as the “Wailing Wall” and Islam as the Buraq Wall, is …
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Holy Land Tour ~ Jerusalem Old City
Mount of Olives / Basilica of Gethsemane / Mount Zion / Church of Nativity Mount of Olives A new dawn has broken over the City of Jerusalem as we headed for Mount of Olives, overlooking …
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Holy Land Tour ~ Judaean Desert
After arriving in Jerusalem and a night’s rest, it is time for us to explore the Judaean Desert. Sea Level 0 / Masada / Qumran / Dead Sea Sea Level 0 After traveling eastwards out …
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Holy Land Tour ~ Nazareth
Leaving Golan Heights behind, we traveled to the River Jordan Baptismal place to witness the renewal of the Christian faith. River Jordan Baptism / Nazareth / Beit Shean River Jordan Baptism Our final stop, Jordan …
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Holy Land Tour ~ Tiberias
Golan Heights was our “Home” during our tour around Tiberias. Not that I could comment much about the hotel facilities except for the food as patrons are mostly pilgrims from all around touring the neighboring …
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Holy Land Tour ~ Tel Aviv-Yafo
We had a great flight from Rome to Tel Aviv. After a restful night in Tel Aviv, we start of our Holy Land tour at daylight which covers various biblical sites in Israel, Jordan and …
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Roma Termini
Family on the move Here we go again. We are on the move again. Getting ready for our Holy Land tour, we needed to ensure that we get to the airport in less fuss. We …
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Easter at Vatican
Catching the right Train and going the right direction Studying the train routes is important but learning which direction to walk when you get there is just as important. Imagine getting to your destination and …
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Roma ~ Aurelia
On returning to Rome by train from Ercolano, we stayed at Camping Roma in Aurelia. I know what you are thinking. But no, we are not staying in tents or sleeping in the open under …
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Ercolano, The smaller version of Pompeii
Our next destination, Ercolano. There are various ways to get from Pompeii to Ercolano. We took a local train from Pompeii Santuario station to Ercolano Scavi station. If you are traveling with heavy luggage, it …