by Dr. John DeLancey | Nov 10, 2014 | Tours
Day 11 – Saturday, November 8 It was a very early start for us this morning. With the need to leave the hotel in Athens and drive to the airport for our flight to Rome, our wake-up call was 2:30 a.m. We left the hotel by 3:30, got the airport in plenty of time,...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Nov 9, 2014 | Tours
Day 11 – Sunday, November 9 It as a great first full day in Rome, with sunny skies and temps around 65. With the energetic and humorous Gabriela guiding us, we left about 8 a.m. for our first stop, St. Peter’s in Chains church. Built originally in the 5th...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Nov 7, 2014 | Tours
Day 10 – Friday, November 7 Today was the day we disembarked from the ship for the last time. These last 7 days of seeing various biblical sites in Greece and Turkey was great. It was here at the Lavrion port where we once again met Kostos, our guide. Upon...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Nov 6, 2014 | Tours
Day 9 – Thursday, November 6 This morning we arrived at the Island of Patmos at about 6:30 am. Following breakfast, we departed the ship for our bus that took us to the highest point of the island. Here, the Monastery of St. John the Divine, as it is called by...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Nov 5, 2014 | Tours
Day 8 – Wednesday, November 5 It was a smooth ride last night as we traveled further south along the western coastline of Turkey. We arrived at the port of Kusadasi shortly after breakfast. Having Oz once again as our guide, we boarded our bus and drove towards...