by Dr. John DeLancey | May 10, 2014 | Tours
DAY 13 – SATURDAY, MAY 10 We left our hotel in Petra at 7:30 a.m. and began our drive back north towards Amman. We left the Petra area (with a great panoramic view) reading Numbers 20 about the death of Aaron on Mt. Hor. Traveling once again on the King’s Highway...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 9, 2014 | Tours
DAY 12 – FRIDAY, MAY 9 We woke up to good news… Petra was open today! The weather was perfect, with lots of sun and eventual highs about 70. Leaving the hotel after breakfast at 8:30, we walked to the entrance of the site of ancient Petra. We would spend all day...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 8, 2014 | Tours
DAY 11 – THURSDAY, MAY 8 For those of us doing the Jordan extension, this was our last morning in Jerusalem. It would be a very “unusual” day weather-wise. Having rained last night, we left at 7:30 this morning. It was still raining. We headed to the Allenby Bridge...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 7, 2014 | Tours
DAY 11 – WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 It was a free morning for us today! Some slept in while others walked into the Old City to explore a few more sites. A few of the sites visited/re-visited included the Mt. Zion, David’s Tomb, Oscar Schindler’s tomb, House of Caiaphas, Wall...
by Dr. John DeLancey | May 6, 2014 | Tours
DAY 10 – TUESDAY, MAY 6 Today was Independence Day (a continuation from last night). Because of it, we virtually had the City of David and southern wall excavations to ourselves. Leaving the hotel at 8 a.m., we drove to the City of David. Here we saw numerous...
