By the Sea

Following our visit to Nazareth we headed to Tiberius next to the Sea of Galilee. Our hotel, the Arbel, was a tip. Check the picture of the pool below… The night was saved by a wander down the hill to a great little pub to celebrate Sam’s birthday. In the morning we left our horrible 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 …