Monday, 15 June 2009

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Taking it's place in our church, The Peace Lamp that was purchesed in Taybeh.

Sunday, 14 June 2009

Caesarea DAY 10

13.15 Mediterranean Sea 13.41 brief stop to see the remains of the Roman Aquaduct which provided water for Caesarea
13.42 and the beach
14.02 Caesarea National Park
14.08 One of the gates. It was built as a double entrance, one that you can see in front [at 12 o'clock] and the other was to the side [at 3 o'clock]
14.11
14.12 Where prisoners were held, Paul was probably held here.
14.15
14.16 What a lovely venue for a wedding
14.20 The Governors Palace Baths

14.21
14.25

14.31 The Hippodrome
14.33 Roman Theatre built by Herod the Great
14.37
We then drove to the Gen Gurion airport, being held up in traffic on the way and having to phone the airport to inform them we would be late for the arrival time of 16.20 ready for our flight home at 19.20. Back at Heathrow about 22.50 and in Worthing about 2.00am


Haifa DAY10

Bahai Gardens Taken from the main road looking up 11.36am
taken from Mount Carmel looking down 11.51am
views from Mount Carmel of Haifa 11.51am

11.56am
Mount Carmel sign Louis Promenade where we had our picnic and where the men of our group caused a bit of a commotion in the Gents!
It's ok, just to many of them washing the fruit!
12.12 these steps were just right for our picnic
rolls, salami, cheese, baby cucumbers, olives, peaches and apricots
12.45 To the side of our picnic area
Did I hear a splash just then
Yes, it's a dog

Akko DAY 10

9.09am Arrive at car park in Akko9.12am Rose could not resist a drink of freshly squeezed orange
For that matter neither could a number of us.
9.31 Could have spent ages in the souk (market)
Putting on the finishing touches


9.42 leaving the souk
This was to be our meeting place later on at an arranged time, but where was Freddie!
Still buying our picnic lunch in the souk, and time was marching on.
"How about the Ladies go look for him in the market?"
"Bad idea" says John
9.44am

9.48am 9.49am
9.51am 9.54am
Drain cover Khan al-Umdan (Hostelry of Columns)

10.14am 10.17am
10.22am 10.25am
10.27am Beautiful clear water

Anne, Brenda and Christine looking out across the sea 10.28am View of Haifa from the Harbour 10.31am
10.51am Leaving Akko