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Our last day in Israel we decided to make the most of our time as there was still so much to see! We hired a Christian site guide & were off!

First stop to see the site of the good Samaritan

Qasr El Yahud -Jesus Baptism Site
(unlike the crowds, none of us were game to get in the stream)

Through the Jordan Valley with a short hike at the Roman Bridge

and a nice view of the Sea of Galilee

Magdala

The Ancient Galilee Boat church

The Ancient Galilee Boat Museum

St. Peter’ Primacy Site at the Lake of Galilee

Capharnaum – The town of Jesus

Mount Beatitudes Monastery

Dinner, to the airport & home to Eli & Dad 🙂

Wow we saw so much – Israel may be a small country but it is jam-packed with historical sites & action! Thanks for having us 🙂

Last day in Jerusalem – Time to see everything we haven’t seen that we want to see before we go…!

First stop, Temple Mount. The most holy of Muslim sights. It HAILED on us from the moment we got in line to visit, until we walked out the exit gate. Very strange.

Hot chocolate to warm up…

Birthplace of our Lady

Where Jesus fell on the cross

Lunch / snack time

The most holy site in Judaism – the Wailing Wall

rest time

Final wander around the old town

Dinner

Final visit to Christ’s tomb

Light show at the city of David.

Good night 🙂

After recovering from the earlier escapades, we wandering around the old quarter a little more

Through the Muslim quarter

Then through the Jewish quarter via the Wailing Wall

Dinner

and then followed the half of the stations of the cross
(guess what we’ll do tomorrow – the other half!)

Before calling it a night after another busy & interesting day 🙂

After breakfast

We thought we’d get an Uber to Bethlehem

To see the nativity church where Christ was born…

A coffee break

Then a walk around Bethlehem

Before lunch. Then we tried to get an Uber home. Or a taxi. And found that as we were in a Palestinian territory the cars from Palestine can’t go into Israel, but can go in the other direction. So we found a very nice driver, who drove us to the border, via the Banksy street art.

Where we walked across and then caught a bus to the old city  & home. Thank goodness we were carrying our passports for the border check. So many thank good necesses. It was quite the adventure!

First we walked across the border crossing.

Then we drove

to the dead sea

Unfortunately Masada was closed for the public holiday

Next we made it to Mt Olive to view the old city of Jerusalem from the distance…

Then into the Old City Walls to our hotel where we would stay for the next few days:)

A quick wander around to find dinner…

…and of course we couldn’t help ourselves from taking a sneak peak at the Church of the Holy Sepulchure

before heading back to our hotel and calling it a night

This morning we left Petra

For Wadi Rum desert

Then back the border ready for our crossing in the morning 🙂

First stop today was to walk across the border to cross between Israel & Jordan. It definitely felt old school 🙂

The we spent the day & evening in Petra – it was magnificent!

After covering the 10 kilometers that Petra is – there was only momentum to have dinner at our gorgeous hotel in the evening 🙂 WOW! Simply amazing 🙂