Israel/Jordan Tour – Nov, 2012 – Day 6

Following a great breakfast at this beautiful Red Sea resort, we boarded our bus and drove to the Rabin Border. Saying goodbye to our Jordanian driver and with passports in hand, we crossed into Israel. The border crossing went relatively smooth, taking about an hour....

Israel/Jordan Tour – Nov, 2012 – Day 5

We began the day with breakfast and loading up the bus. Our devotion this morning included the reading Psalm 2 and celebrating God’s sovereign purpose for our lives. Departing at 8:15, we headed south via part of the King’s Highway. As the windy road...

Israel/Jordan Nov, 2012 Tour, Day 4

What a great day we had in Petra today, this amazing site built by the ancient Nabateans. We started at 8:30 after breakfast, and too advantage of the full day within this red-rose city. 14 of us walked through the Siq (canyon), while two enjoyed the horse-drawn buggy...

Israel/Jordan Tour – Nov, 2012 Tour, Day 3

Day 3: Our first full day here in Jordan began by driving an hour north of Amman to the largest of the Decapolis cites, Jerash. This Roman city includes quite impressive temples, a theater, colonaded streets, and even a well-excavated Byzantine Church with a mosaic...

Israel/Jordan Nov 2012 Tour, Days 1 & 2

(The next 2 weeks of blog entries will include a tour summary if each day.  You may go to my web site (the specific “Tour Experiences” page for Nov, 2012) to see a display of additional random pictures from each day’s experiences). At last, our...

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