Christmas Eve In Bethlehem

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District
December 22nd 1982

Published: May 10th 2011

22 December 1982 Wednesday. We took a tour with a couple dozen others to the Holy Land for Christmas. We flew EL Al from Frankfurt to Tel Aviv. The security was very tight. A bus took us from the terminal to the plane that was parked at a remote corner of the parking apron. We identified our luggage before we boarded the plane. Otherwise, it was an uneventful flight. Upon arrival in Tel Aviv... Read Full Entry

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Bob Carlsen

Home and Away

I started blogging on Travelblog in 2009, entering trips beginning in 2007. My intention has always been to document my years of travel since my birth...how else was I to save all the slides my Dad took of my childhood! Most bloggers write about their trips away from home. Mine, and eventually Linda's, homes have usually been where people travel to. So the idea eventually percolated to name our blog "Home and Away." The blog is not intended to be an autobiography, although I spent my entire life traveling, with Linda joining me after college, it may appear to be that way. As this... full info

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Linda dn Bob resting at the Dead Sea

Masada

Former palace of King Herod where Jewish zealots held of Roman legions in 79 AD. When the Romans finally took the place they found everyone had commited suicide rather than live as slaves.

Looking down from Masada

Porch in foreground, remains of Roman fort in upper left corner.

Mount of Temptation west of Jericho

Sea of Gallilee

Where the Jordan River flows out of the Sea of Gallilee

Linda and Bob having St. Peter's fish for lunch next to the Sea of Gallilee

Synagogue at Capurneum

Where Christ read and explaing the Scriptures

Excavations of Capurneum

Mount where Christ preached His Sermon

which included the Beatitudes

Nazareth, while Jesus grew up

Sea of Gallilee seen from the Golan Heights

Remains of the Crusader fort and prison at Acre

Walls of the Crusader fort at Acre

Haifa as seen from the top of Mount Carmel

Bob and Linda at the Roman ruins of Ceaserea

Valley of Megiddo

Where the battle of Armageddon will be fought

16th October 2013

Rick George
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Photos of 1982 excavation at Temple Mount - Can we license? - Prometheus Entertainment
Hi, I'm a researcher for Prometheus Entertainment, a television production company in Los Angeles, CA. We're looking for more images of the actual excavations of the Temple Mount during the year 1982. Would you be interested in allowing us to use your photo of the 1982 excavation there? Also, do you have any more from that same excavation? If so, please contact me at the email I provided. Thanks for your time and I hope to hear from you soon! Have a great day! ~ Rick

18th October 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

I would be pleased for you to license my picture...
All I ask is that you give me credit at the photographer. Let me know what I need to do...like sign some paper.

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