I have saved two pilgrimage sites, Capernaum and the Mount of the Beatitudes, for my final days in Galilee. I could have done them both in one day, but I wanted to spread them out and really get a feel for each one. Besides, my legs and feet were still aching from walk to the River Jordan. With a relatively free day I also decided to take it easy on myself and take the most delicious post-breakfast nap Capernaum was the fishing village where Peter and his family lived and later Jesus would begin his ministry. It was only short walk, 35 minutes, from the Pilgarhaus. Once again, I set off down the pilgrim’s pathway. When I got into the Capernaum complex, which is also a major archeological site, I went straight to the modern octagonal
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