Sunday, July 11, 2010

Raineh, Haifa and Acre by Katie W

This morning we attended the service at the Holy Family Episcopal Church of Israel. It was a very unique and special experience to hear the different languages praising at the same time, saying the words I'm so familiar with. From there we went with Lara and our new friends Sally and Sima to Haifa where we visited the Gottos- which we had to take a cable car to get to. Scary new experience! There was the most beautiful view of the Mediterranean, and from inside the caves it looked even more spectacularly blue. They also played a video about the sea life in and around the Grottos- I have never wanted to scuba dive more. Haha. Then we got back on the bus and travelled to Acre, where we walked through ruins of the ancient crusader villages. There was this one hallway where all the lights had gone out- I am so glad Caitlin is a scout and always carries her flashlight! We got a little lost after we exited the tour, but in the end we found ourselves in this great marina and were able to find the next tunnel system we were touring. It turned out to just be a tiny straight tunnel. But when we got out of it, there was a fantastic view of the sea, so it was worth it. I can't wait until tomorrow when we move to St. George's in Israel. It's going to be so amazing. Okay well the World Cup game Spain-Holland is on.

Toodles!

Love, Katie.

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