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Gilla Treibich - the BEST tour guide
Jaffa/Joppa - ancient port city on the Mediterranean, now part of Tel Aviv.
Jaffa/Joppa - Jonah sailed from here to Tarshish instead of going to Ninevah.
Jaffa/Joppa - Peter had his vision of the sheet filled with animals here.
Tel Aviv from Jaffa/Joppa
Jaffa/Joppa
Tel Aviv sunset over the Mediterannean
Night-time Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv beach
Caesarea National Park - walled city & deep sea harbor that took King Herod 12 years to build. It was the grandest city in Palestine except for Jerusalem.
Caesarea - where Pontious Pilate governed during the time of Jesus.
Caesarea - The Roman officer Cornelius was baptized in Caesarea.
Caesarea - from here Paul set sail for his journeys in the eastern Mediterranean. He was also taken prisoner here and set to Rome for trial. Mark Pickerill walks down the same steps that Paul may have taken to board the boat for Rome.
We saw cats everywhere in Israel.
Fig bloom
Caesarea - excavated columns
Caesarea - Herod's palace
Caesarea