Saturday, November 21, 2009

Hitching a ride on the Cruise Ship

The seas were just gorgeous


The Theater on the Cruise Ship...lots of entertainment every night



Our new friends Carol and Karen




Formal night on the ship...





Doors of the Church of the Annunciation








Excavation under the Church




On the road by the Sea of Galilee


Peters house is under the modern building in the town of Capernum














Mosaic floors in the Temple about 20 yards from Peter's home














Yes, it means stop,but like Italy no one ever does Bananas in Capernum


On the Mount with the Sea of Galilee in the background






The river Jordan








Baptism anyone?

Every night a different critter was awaiting our return to the Stateroom



















Jennifer reading on the Mount, where Christ gave the "Sermon on the Mount"



On the mount over looking the Sea of Galilee


Jennifer's 21st birthday
Jerusalem and the Temple mount






Garden of Gethsemene across the Kidron Valley of the Old city








Looking across the Kidron to the Wall of the city





Christian burial spot in the Kidron




Western Wall of the Temple mount



Golgatha...today is a lot different than 2000 years ago







Burial slab where it is thought Christ's body was prepared















Jerusalem's Gate near the garden tomb


















This one doesn't spit


















Bethlehem















Armed escort in Egypt