FUN-travel: Holy Land – Jerusalem to Sea of Galilee, Israel – Day 13
April 23, 2013 by Susan Clarke
The ABC’s of The Holy Land
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Trip Day 67 – Saturday, April 6 – Jerusalem to Sea of Galilee, Israel – sunny, much warmer – high, 70’s
Annunciation Church Mosaic
- BB – no cappuccino or hot milk (the Sabbath)
- 8:30 – packed & ready to go
- BB – no golf cart to take bags to van (the Sabbath) we have to schlep them 2 blocks (on pedestrian only street)
- 9:00 – depart for Nazareth
- 1st stop –10:30 – cappuccino break
- 2nd stop – 11:30 – Annunciation church – where according to tradition Jesus grew up
- 3rd stop – 12:30 – Cana (where Jesus performed His first miracle by turning water into wine)
- 4th stop – 1:30 – Arbel Mountain – sheer cliff rising from Sea of Galilee includes ancient community w/synagogue remains
- 5th stop – 2:30 – Tiberius – largest city on the shore – lunch – chicken salad comes w/8 sides of dips & vegetables – got enough left over for lunch tomorrow!
- 3:30 – nice walk along waterfront promenade
- 4:15 – check in to Nof Ginnosar Kibbutz Hotel
- A – 4:30 – go to museum next door – have 2000 yr old boat found submerged in mud 10 yrs ago – took that long to restore – pretty amazing!
2000 Year Old Boat
- 5:00 – nap
- 7:30 – dinner @ hotel – buffet just so-so – fortunately bought nice bottle of wine in Jerusalem – no corkage fee!
FF – (FUN-fact) – It is so nice to be here with grass and trees; hearing the sounds of frogs, crickets and birds.
More FF – I have never been so kosher!
Cana