The Basilica in Nazareth. A place of wonderful art.
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[A large collection of photos from the trip is on Christine and Geoff's web page at: http://www.geoffandchris.com./Us/Middle_East_Photos.html Many more photos than I have; well titled. Mine have longer commentary.]
A view of Nazareth from our hotel.
The Basilica in Nazareth. A place of wonderful art.
Bethsaida. A whiff of home in the Galilee landscape.
and time to contemplate as a group. Here we were the only ones. We listened to the scriptures.
This excavation is relatively new. It surprised archaeologists until they realised that Bethsaida was on an inlet to the Sea of Galilee and the town was therefore quite a distance from the shoreline.
St Peter greets you as you enter Capernaum.
St Francis is also there. (Franciscans won the right to look after the sites of The Terra Sancte in medieval times.)
The Holy Sepulchre is a special place. On my last morning in Jerusalem I did not get up in time to go to an early morning service, but I was there around 8am. It was very quiet and peaceful. A strange experience in a place usually brimming with pilgrims, excited theological students and competing liturgies!
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