1DSCN0028 Edit 3 1/2 hours on the tarmac Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 2DSCN0041 Edit Baptism at the River Jordan Edit 3DSCN0062 Edit Creating a stone mosaic - Madaba Edit 4DSCN0073 Edit Madaba, Jordan steet Edit 5DSCN0074 Edit Two glamorous women! Edit "mrs. hoiland looks quite excited and all dressed and ..." View Comments... 6DSCN0075 Edit Crusaders' castle, Jordan Edit 7DSCN0094 Edit Petra carved city - 100BCE Edit 8DSCN0106 Edit Siq (entrance) to Petra Edit 9DSCN0122 Edit Kissing camels Edit 10DSCN0182 Edit Green Valley restaurant in Jordan -- Bread is made in ovens adjoining the eating area. Edit 11DSCN0184 Edit Eating the bread with condiments Edit "I like this picture a lot! Good atmosphere, good gro..." "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 12DSCN0206 Edit Jerash - Roman theater - 1st century AD Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 13DSCN0209 Edit Up to the highest theater seat Edit 14DSCN0216 Edit Jerash - Temple of Artemis Edit 15DSCN0235 Edit Jerash street - walking down the Cordo (marketplace). Edit 16DSCN0255 Edit Mediterranean - Haifa Harbor Edit 17DSCN0263 Edit Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth -- mother & child mosaic gift from China Edit 18DSCN0275 Edit 1st century tomb with round stone cover underneath Sisters of Mary Convent --"Who will roll away the stone?" Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 19DSCN0278 Edit Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth Edit 20DSCN0285 Edit Looking up - Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth Edit 21DSCN0291 Edit Sea of Galilee and me Edit "this is an amazing picture. The scenery looks breath..." "Fav photo on Lynda's camera" View Comments... 22DSCN0297 Edit "where the church remembers" ...the loaves and fish Edit 23DSCN0300 Edit Baby birds Edit 24DSCN0306 Edit We took her camera away so she would be in a couple pictures.. Edit 25DSCN0307 Edit Eucharist by the Sea of Galilee Edit 26DSCN0321 Edit Much better than a Big Mac, and bigger too! Bread, white cheese and olive oil wrap prepared by a Druze woman Edit 27DSCN0324 Edit Everlasting Summer hydrangeas on the Golan Heights Edit "Lynda - The botanical, lifelong horticultural extens..." View Comments... 28DSCN0336 Edit Don't recognize that woman! Edit "Hi Lynda,
You look like you are having a great tim..." View Comments... 29DSCN0346 Edit Sunset on Sea of Galilee Edit 30DSCN0350 Edit Lights of Tiberias across the Sea of Galilee Edit 31DSCN0372 Edit Bet She'an - best-preserved Roman ruin in Israel - 1st century Edit 32DSCN0376 Edit Pharoah is sunburned. Edit 33DSCN0379 Edit Made it to the top - in 112 degree heat! Edit "Fav photo on Lynda's camera" View Comments... 34DSCN0380 Edit Bet She'an Roman baths -- hot and cold water & steam room! Edit 35DSCN0382 Edit Bet She'an - bath house (healing) on the left. The mount at the far end of the city, we climbed in the 112 degree heat. Edit 36DSCN0390 Edit 16 computers available at Bethlehem Guest House -- Yeah! Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 37DSCN0401 Edit Christmas Lutheran Church - the children's choir shared Daniel & the Lion's Den. Edit 38DSCN0402 Edit Pr. Mitri Raheb, Christmas Lutheran Church Arabic worship service Edit 39DSCN0406 Edit Christmas Lutheran Church Edit 40DSCN0408 Edit Fellowship in Bethlehem -- great Arabic coffee Edit 41DSCN0412 Edit Young Palestinian worshippers Edit 42DSCN0416 Edit From the balcony of our guest house - International Center of Bethlehem..(the umbrella is a signal for ice cream) Edit 43DSCN0419 Edit Bethlehem shopping street Edit 44DSCN0420 Edit Bethlehem shopping street Edit 45DSCN0421 Edit Sunday morning going to church at Christmas Lutheran. Edit 46DSCN0422 Edit Falalfel sandwiches with salad - our favorite! Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 47DSCN0427 Edit Representative in Dahaisheh Refugee Camp Edit 48DSCN0431 Edit Child in Dahaisheh Refugee Camp Edit 49DSCN0439 Edit Israeli settlement block Edit 50DSCN0452 Edit Fav photo by Lynda Edit 51DSCN0453 Edit Fabulous food! Edit 52DSCN0458 Edit We celebrated our experience and our group! Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 53DSCN0474 Edit Bell tower at Christmas Lutheran from courtyard of our guest house Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 54DSCN0475 Edit A view of the Bethlehem Guest House from our serene courtyard Edit 55DSCN0505 Edit Palestinian woman who sat across from me at meeting with B'Tselem Center for Human Rights Edit "Fav photo by Lynda
I think this woman may have been ..." View Comments... 56DSCN0507 Edit Damascas Gate - Walls of Jerusalem Edit 57DSCN0518 Edit Dominus Flevit Chapel - mosaic of Christ as mother hen with chicks Edit 58DSCN0519 Edit View of Dome of the Rock and Redeemer Lutheran Church Tower through window at Dominus Flevit Chapel Edit 59DSCN0528 Edit Golden Dome of the Rock Edit 60DSCN0545 Edit Olive trees on Mount of Olives Edit 61DSCN0557 Edit Jerusalem housing Edit 62DSCN0584 Edit Taking the luggage from the bus at Jaffe Gate to the Old City Guest House (that was our drop and pick up location every day) Edit 63DSCN0594 Edit Singing Beautiful Savior at St. Anne's... words cannot fully describe the angelic sound. Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 64DSCN0605 Edit Walking the Via Delorosa - the Stations of the Cross to Calvary. Edit 65DSCN0652 Edit Golden Dome of the Rock Edit 66DSCN0665 Edit Israeli settlement block Edit 67DSCN0679 Edit Clarinetist near Bethany pool - a progressive concert Edit 68DSCN0695 Edit Bazaar after shops have closed. Edit 69DSCN0698 Edit Omar Mosque, Jerusalem Edit 70DSCN0707 Edit Textiles in bazaar - Old Jerusalem Edit 71DSCN0713 Edit Israeli children sliding down the ruins - seen from guest house garden Edit 72DSCN0719 Edit Lutheran Guest House - Old Jerusalem - from the garden Edit 73DSCN0727 Edit Church of the Holy Sepulchre Edit 74DSCN0729 Edit Weeping angels mosaic - Church of the Holy Sepulchre Edit 75DSCN0745 Edit Separation Wall Edit 76DSCN0746 Edit Separation wall Edit 77DSCN0760 Edit Women in Black - Every Friday noon for 20 years have held signs reading "End the Occupation." Edit 78DSCN0768 Edit This was Bill Kees' stance, and we copied! Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 79DSCN0778 Edit Blackbird holding a feather atop Masada Edit 80DSCN0782 Edit Dovecote and columbariam of Herod the Great on Masada Edit 81DSCN0783 Edit Sue on Masada Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 82DSCN0786 Edit Looking down from Masada on remains of a lst century Roman garrison Edit 83DSCN0787 Edit Not Lawrence of Arabia, but Naim Khoury, our beloved guide Edit 84DSCN0794 Edit Herod's citadel atop Masada, rocky plateau Edit 85DSCN0802 Edit Herod's hot tub, complete with wall decoration Edit 86DSCN0813 Edit Dead Sea floaters Edit 87DSCN0819 Edit Yes, I did it too! Edit 88DSCN0825 Edit Aqua follies Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 89DSCN0826 Edit Pull the chain to rinse with clear water Edit 90DSCN0831 Edit Melinda, Naim, Stephen, and I on Qumran - farewell to our guide Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 91DSCN0838 Edit Qumran, where Dead Sea scrolls were found by a shepherd boy Edit 92DSCN0839 Edit Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem -- was once a Crusader\ Edit 93DSCN0846 Edit Pr. Stephen meets the father of Pr. Ramon Said, preaching today at St. Luke's in Park Ridge Edit 94DSCN0847 Edit Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem Edit 95DSCN0848 Edit Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem Edit 96DSCN0851 Edit Ministry partners Edit 97DSCN0854 Edit One more postcard! Edit 98DSCN0857 Edit Another delicious falafel sandwich -- overlooking Jerusalem Edit 99DSCN0858 Edit Two happy campers --BethAnn and Adam Edit "there's my mom finally. haha. she's been missing for..." "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 100DSCN0862 Edit A walk outside the Old City walls Edit 101DSCN0863 Edit Old City gate Edit 102DSCN0866 Edit Bougainvilla over Cedar Edit 103DSCN0867 Edit Jerusalem synogogue Edit 104DSCN0868 Edit Cards in the courtyard of Lutheran Guest House, Jerusalem Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 105DSCN0869 Edit Only for communion? Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 106DSCN0871 Edit Is this a Barbara we've not seen before? Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 107DSCN0872 Edit Shirley, Anne, and Sharon Edit "Fav photo by Lynda" View Comments... 108DSCN0873 Edit Peter serves the soup with style -- Lutheran Guest House, Jerusalem Edit "Peter waited to serve the soup until after we sang gr..." View Comments... 109DSCN0875 Edit Our lovely dining room Edit 110DSCN0883 Edit Can you speak whale? (inside joke from "Finding Nemo"!) Edit "Clearly my child has serious "ISSUES". parental" View Comments... 111DSCN0885 Edit Katie can speak whale too! Edit 112DSCN0894 Edit Biggest import at Taba on Gulf of Aqaba -- white vehicles Edit 113DSCN0889 Edit Bedouin camp in Sinai taken from bus Edit 114DSCN0897 Edit Beautiful Red Sea Edit 115DSCN0891 Edit Sinai -- Imagine wandering 40 years through this terrain. Edit 116DSCN0910 Edit Red Sea offshore prison Edit 117DSCN0913 Edit Sinai mountains Edit 118DSCN0917 Edit Sinai Edit 119DSCN0949 Edit Mohammed Ali Mosque in Cairo Edit 120DSCN0943 Edit Citadel of Salah ad-Din, massive stone fortress built in 12th century Edit 121DSCN0952 Edit Iron work in Citadel of Salah ad-Din Edit 122DSCN0989 Edit St. George Coptic Church, Cairo Edit 123DSCN0953 Edit Citadel of Salah ad-Din Edit 124DSCN0958 Edit Citadel of Salah ad-Din Edit 125DSCN1008 Edit Inside St. George's Coptic Church Edit 126DSCN1005 Edit St. George's Edit 127DSCN1030 Edit 7,000-seat church built into sandstone rock - in garbage collector's area of Cairo Edit 128DSCN1034 Edit Cairo's Willow Creek Edit 129DSCN1037 Edit The Annunciation stone carving in wall of stone church - done by Polish artist Edit 130DSCN1038 Edit The Nativity Edit 131DSCN1039 Edit Flight into Egypt Edit 132DSCN1042 Edit Pentecost Edit 133DSCN1058 Edit The Nile from our hotel window Edit 134DSCN1060 Edit Nile in the afternoon -- Note the tent Edit 135DSCN1062 Edit The Nile Edit 136DSCN1070 Edit Nile at night Edit 137DSCN1071 Edit Later -- couldn't resist these shots from our window Edit 138DSCN1074 Edit The Nile at dawn Edit 139DSCN1078 Edit Sunrise on the Nile Edit 140DSCN1120 Edit Young boys weaving silk rugs, 600 knots per square inch Edit 141DSCN1095 Edit Date palm - Dates will ripen in a month Edit 142DSCN1109 Edit Step Pyramid in Memphis, burial place of King Zoser dating back to 2700BC Edit 143DSCN1125 Edit The Nile transforms land from desert to lush farms Edit 144DSCN1140 Edit Giza Plateau, Great Pyramid of Cheops (2600BCE), Chefren and Mykerinos pyramids -- only remaining site of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Edit 145DSCN1143 Edit Pr. Stephen and Becki Edit 146DSCN1145 Edit Ride 'em cowgirl! Edit 147DSCN1155 Edit A perfect pose! Edit 148DSCN1170 Edit Solar boat - constructed for a pharoah's afterlife and "resurrected" from its burial in the sand,undeteriorated Edit 149DSCN1176 Edit Chefren Pyramid with some of the original coating on the top Edit 150DSCN1193 Edit The Sphinx and I Edit 151DSCN1188 Edit Ah, Egypt! Edit 152DSCN1194 Edit A fitting close to the day and to our Egyptian experience Edit 153DSCN1196 Edit Add Description
