Nazareth & Cana

The day we arrived in Israel we went straight from the airport to the Mount of Beatitudes Hospice (Tiberias) which is where we were staying, so there were no real pictures from that day. Just a couple scenic photos. I posted two of them to give you an idea of how green it was. When we arrived to the hospice it was dark, and we were tired, so we ate dinner then headed to bed.

The next day we went to Nazareth to see Mary's Well, the Church of St. Joseph which is built over the Nazareth home of the Holy Family, and the Basilica of the Annunciation where we heard Mass.

Sadly I had trouble with one of my memory cards and LOST pretty much all pictures of the Basilica and the Church of Saint Joseph. I will find some pics online and post them on a later date, so you know what we saw, but I do wish I had my own photos, I know I had some great shots I really wanted to share with you. But luckily I had another card on me, otherwise I would have lost all pics of Cana too.

View from the bus driving to Tiberias

View from the bus driving to Tiberias

Nazareth

Nazareth

You can see the top of the Basilica of the Annunciation in the middle of the photo.

Mary's Well

This is called Mary's Well, but it's actually just an extension. The actual Well is inside St. Gabriel's Church.

Amer (our tour guide) explaining all of this to us.

He was born and raised in Nazareth, and still lives there today.

He was awesome!!

Paul at "Mary's Well".

St. Gabriel's Church

Actual site of the Well, just up the hill a bit.

Inside St. Gabriel's Church

Actually Mary's Well

Water spout

Inside St. Gabriel's Church

Basilica of the Annunciation

This is the only picture I have. The inside was beautiful, and Mass was said just outside Grotto of the Annunciation in the lower Church.

There are two levels.

Down the street and around the corner. If I remember correctly the sign was put there during the Pope's visit (I think John Paul II), so that he would see it as he drove by. It was never removed because that piece of land is Muslim property.

Can you find the misspelling?

Cana Wedding Church

Inside the Wedding Church

Where we (and all couples in our group) renewed our wedding vows!!

Painting behind the Altar

Me & Paul

Cana Wedding Church

Main Church

Blog Layout

For the last 2 or so weeks I have been playing with the layout of my blog. I wanted to keep it simple, but I wasn't liking how it was turning out.

As I was looking through the Holy Land pictures (more to come...lol) I knew I had to use the above picture on my header. Personally I think it turned out great! The picture was taken of the Sea of Galilee while standing in Capernaum.

Anyhow, I think I'm done making major changes to the blog for a while. I'm really happy with how it's turned out.

What do you think?

Home from the HOLY LAND

We just got in last night from our trip to the Holy Land. We had a wonderful time, and met some really great people. The whole experience was amazing!!

I will tell you a lot more about it and get some pictures posted within the next couple of days, but right now it's recovery time, and I guess laundry time too.

Have a blessed weekend!

Holy Land, here we come!!

Tonight I finally started studying for our trip. I have my itinerary, my travel book, and my Bible. I have lots to learn!! It's actually kind of fun. I wish high school had been like this.

We have a week to prepare for the trip, so it's gonna be a crazy week, but hopefully it goes by quickly.

I'm so excited!!