Bethlehem
Last week, I made my first visit to Bethlehem. We don’t go there on the tour guide course, as Bethlehem…
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Roman and Byzantine Jerusalem
Today was another catch-up trip, this time focusing on Jerusalem in the Roman and Byzantine periods, i.e. from the 1st…
Jerusalem: a miscellany
The final trip before our summer break was imaginatively titled “Jerusalem: Hashlamot”. I was trying hard to think of a…
Haifa
Today’s trip was dedicated to Haifa, the third largest city in Israel and the largest city in the North of…
Crusader Jerusalem
We returned to the Old City of Jerusalem, this time to examine the impact of the Crusaders on the Holy…
Christianity in the Judean Hills
After a brief hiatus we returned to the topic of Christianity; this was the final of five field trips exclusively…
Ramla and Lod
The last time I was in Ramla I spent a day stacking shelves in a huge supermarket. It was part…
The Via Dolorosa
Today was dedicated to the final moments in Jesus’ life as he walked along the Via Dolorosa. But before walking…
Christianity on the Mount of Olives and Mount Zion
Following two trips in the footsteps of the New Testament in the Galilee, it was now time to turn to…
Christianity Around the Sea of Galilee
Our journey of discovery into the world of Christianity continued with a day based around important sites along the shores…