Yesterday was a very full day, we covered a lot of ground and experianced a wide variety of things. We departed St. George's in the morning, and headed for Ceaserea Maritima, an ancient city on the coast of the Mediterranian. we explored the remains of a Roman racetrack and a Crusader gatehouse. It as interesting to see the various layers of history there. after Ceaserea, we paid a visit to Megiddo, the sight of a city that dates back to 4th millennium B.C.E.
It's strategic importance made it a target for every conquerer who came through the region, and it was destroyed and rebuilt over twenty times over the centuries.
After we finally made it to the Galilee, we revisited the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, and spent an hour with the youth group at Holy Family Church in Raineh. We finally settled in at the Pilgerhaus (right on the shore of the Sea of Galilee), and the nice group from New York State treated us to a dance party on a bout out on the lake. it was quite a day, and one of my favorites so far.
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