Holy Land Photos
I forgot to say that the pick of my Holy Land trip photos are on Flickr if you want a look. Let me know what you think!
Category: Life
Holy Land Day 6 – Jerusalem
Another early start for our trip into Jerusalem for Mass at Notre Dame and visits to the holy sites around the city. Mass was great with contributions from the kids and some beautiful singing and it was good to meet up with Leo, John and Sue from home. Our sightseeing today started at the top Read More …
Holy Land (day5 pt2) Galilee
Stop 4 The Primacy of St Peter (Mensa Christi) The spot where Peter declared Jesus to be the Son of God is a beautiful place next to the Sea of Galilee. This is where Jesus supposedly met the disciples on the shore and sent them out to fish on the lake. When they did they Read More …
Holy Land (day 5, pt1) Galilee
The Holy Sites (day 5) 6.00am: Wake up 7.30am: Bus trip north to Haifa, the Sea of Galilee and Nazareth Stop 1 – Haifa – Elijah’s Cave on Mt Carmel, Haifa I knew that the Holy Sites were places where important Biblical events had happened, and I knew that there were churches built over the Read More …
Holy Land (Days 1-4)
Avril and I have just returned from ten days in The Holy Land, most of them working with a Christian kids camp. It was an amazing experience for all kinds of reasons, but mostly because we met some great people and learned a bit about what life is really like for Christians in Israel and Read More …
intermittent service
I’m a bit here and there with work and holidays over the next month or so so please be patient with me if I don’t blog much or lots all at once. I was tempted just to say that I’ll be taking a holiday from blogging but some of the things I’m doing are way Read More …
Sunday Activity
I’ve changed the status of my underused old skool rigid Specialized Hardrock from ‘ornament’ to ‘bike’ in the last couple of days. This is partly because I need the exercise, partly because it’s not raining, but mostly because I really like getting outside and into the countryside if I can. I have no car this Read More …