Hello my friends!
I'm very glad to be back, although I miss that land so much! They're right when they say you feel at home over there ;)
I thought I'd show you some pictures & share some stories of this adventure. There are tons of them, so I'll have to do them in parts.
Enjoy!
*None of these are edited (there are too many!) so I know they aren't as "good" as they could be*
Tel Aviv
I'm very glad to be back, although I miss that land so much! They're right when they say you feel at home over there ;)
I thought I'd show you some pictures & share some stories of this adventure. There are tons of them, so I'll have to do them in parts.
Enjoy!
*None of these are edited (there are too many!) so I know they aren't as "good" as they could be*
Tel Aviv
The looong plane ride had a "GPS" & here in this picture shows that we are almost there!
My first glimpse of Israel!
I seriously wasn't expecting any part of Israel to be city-ish, but I forgot this isn't the biblical days!
The Mediterranean Sea was just seconds from our hotel. My sister & I walked there at night!
A cool building
Our weird smiles ;)
During the middle of the night, we woke up to yelling Hebrew men outside our hotel! It was crazy! It's not as dangerous as that sounds, but we were a little freaked out. It was about 2 am, & my sister (Ash) & I ended up staying awake, eating chocolate & oranges ;) Then our noise woke up our Gramma, so we all stayed up praying & talking & singing & laughing until the break of day.
Caserea
We had our first breakfast in Israel that morning, & the room we sat in overlooked the ocean!
Here are the ruins of Herod The Great's palace. Here is also where he built a harbor. It's also a place where Paul came.
Our guide gave us a few minutes to explore & off to the ocean me & Ash went! I walked the shore & picked up some shells.
Galilee
My favorite place in Israel! This was the quieter part of The Holy Land.
Oh, the wildflowers!
Then off for a ride on the sea! The boat was called "Sailing on Faith" & the guy who owned it was very funny & very godly. He sang for us w/ his band & you could just feel the Holy Spirit.
I loved sailing on the water where Jesus walked!
We had a fresh fish lunch at a restuarant & the fish came whole! Head, tail & all!
Everywhere you turned in Galilee was covered in green hills & flowers. It's literally the most beautiful place I've ever been to.
We went to see a church & it was raining! My sister & I were aheaad of the group while Gramma was in the back. All of a sudden, I hear people gasping. When I turn around, I see my grandmas two feet up in the air! I was so scared that she slipped on the stone, so we ran to her. But of course, she was all smiles.
Later on the bus, everyone was just laughing about it. One of the woman was all, "Bessie, did you read the plaque that had a verse next to where you fell? It said, "Blessed are the meek: They shall inherit the earth!" And from then on, the whole group couldn't get enough!
"...Who fills the sky with clouds,
preparing rain for the earth,
Then turning the mountains green with grass,
feeding both cattle and crows."
Part of Psalm 147
Armageddon behind us!
The Burning Place (Elijah)
I loved our hotel in Galilee. There was a place where you could walk all the way to the Sea of Galilee & I did that one morning during sunrise.
I snuck away to this little forest & journaled away while the birds just sang & sang. As I walked back (barefoot!) a girl one the way said, "Shalom!" and out of habit, I let out a squeaky "Hi!" But eventually I got into the habit of saying Shalom to people.
The old boat museum held this 2,000 year old boat!
I loved sailing on the water where Jesus walked!
We had a fresh fish lunch at a restuarant & the fish came whole! Head, tail & all!
Everywhere you turned in Galilee was covered in green hills & flowers. It's literally the most beautiful place I've ever been to.
We went to see a church & it was raining! My sister & I were aheaad of the group while Gramma was in the back. All of a sudden, I hear people gasping. When I turn around, I see my grandmas two feet up in the air! I was so scared that she slipped on the stone, so we ran to her. But of course, she was all smiles.
Later on the bus, everyone was just laughing about it. One of the woman was all, "Bessie, did you read the plaque that had a verse next to where you fell? It said, "Blessed are the meek: They shall inherit the earth!" And from then on, the whole group couldn't get enough!
"...Who fills the sky with clouds,
preparing rain for the earth,
Then turning the mountains green with grass,
feeding both cattle and crows."
Part of Psalm 147
6 comments:
It sounds like you had a great time, Amber! I thought your story of the yelling Hebrew men was really funny, in part because I had a similar hotel experience once that always makes me laugh to I think about! I'm looking forward to part II.
Awesome pictures! Loved reading this! Can't wait to read part two! =D
Oh my goodness! It's you! Your back! =) I was praying for ya, sis! I love hearing your adventures! Oooh, you walked barefoot just like I did in Scotland - I can't remember if I put that in the "Scotland letter", but I did, in a graveyard of all places! Oh, you walked where Jesus walked while on earth! I totally know what you mean about missing being there - for a week or 2 after I got back from Scotland I was like, why am I here? this isn't where I belong? I should be back over there? It's sorta surreal. I'm so glad your back safe & that you had adventures! Your gramma is so funny & cute {& stylish from the pics I see} =)! Of course, we all love her name! =) The photos are so beautiful, but I'm sure they don't do justice! Love the pic with you raising your arms to the sky! Some of the flower-y pics remind me of Scotland & its thousands of thistles. Your so making me have the travel-bug - yes, utter wanderlust - it's incurrable...oh well, I'm a goner. Glad your back! Talk to ya soon!
Love to my traveling sis,
-Bess-
So glad, guys!
-Dakota, did you really have a similar experience at a hotel? I would love to hear about it sometime! Yeah, those Hebrew men were yelling & laughing & it even sounded like they were having a party.
Awesome! :) It looks like you had an amazing time.
~Kristin
Noella,
Oh Galilee is very pretty, indeed! I loved seeing all the pictures of the wildflowers and the green countryside. I can see why you had to go barefoot through some of it, and then stop to write something in your journal book. I don't know though, I think that I would get too distracted from all the beauty, tee hee. :)
I had to laugh when you said you didn't expect Israel to look all city-ish. Ha, ha! I guess I wouldn't either, so there you go. It wasn't just you!
I think that your pictures are great! I will come back to view part three of your trip on another day, okay? I promise! :)
Blessings,
-L. Rose
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