After the birthday party in Netanya we drove to Tiberias where we stayed with the Hopkins at the branch house. Linda, Brett, Arden and Ruth are eating breakfast.
We then went out on the balcony for a view of the Sea of Galilee. Arden Hopkins, Ruth, Brett, Linda, and Blaine
BYU has an account with the Yellow Gas stations in Israel. There is a computer chip inside the gas tank opening that registers our purchase. Then the bill is sent to the Jerusalem Center and we don't have to hassle with paying for the gas. That is definitely something we will miss at home.
The Church of St. Peter's Primacy was built in 1933. It is the traditional site where the resurrected Christ appeared to his disciples who were fishing in the Sea of Galilee and served them breakfast.
Ruth and Brett on the shores of the Sea of Galilee
A view of Peter's Primacy from the lake shore.
Church of the Loaves and Fishes was built in 1982 and commemorates when Jesus fed the 5000 from a few loaves and fishes. There are two churches at Tabgha. One commemorates the Savior's command for Peter to "feed my sheep"- Peter's Primacy and the other commemorates the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes- Basilica of the Loaves and Fishes
Inside the Church of the Loaves and Fishes
One of the nuns was cleaning the chapel while we were there.
Yardenit was our next stop. That is a site where John the Baptist could have baptized Jesus.
Linda, Brett and Ruth in front of Yardenit.
People come to this site to be baptized in the Jordan River.
They often baptize themselves as this man repeatedly immersed himself in the river.
Christian tour groups come here to be baptized or rebaptized.
Yardenit is a beautiful spot along the Jordan River. It is near the Sea of Galilee so there is alot of water in the river at this point. There is also a large gift shop and kibbutz there. We stopped at the kibbutz store to buy dates and honey.
On the way home from Galilee we stopped at Caesarea Maritime.
Brett, Ruth, and Linda on the Mediterranean Sea shore.
We rode the chariots of days gone by. Oops, what did the sign say?
Explanation of the hippodrome.
Sisters are the best.
Another example of Herod's engineering is an aboveground aqueduct that brought water to the city from Mount Carmel about 13 miles away. The aqueduct provided water for a population of as many as 100,000 people.
Outside of Tel Aviv are three high-rise commercial buildings- one round, one triangular, and one rectangular. The triangular is behind the rectangular. Tel Aviv has many beautiful high-rise apartments and office buildings
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