Blogs from Nazareth, North District, Israel, Middle East - page 3

...and Voila I am in Israel . I must say that I am very pleased that I was able to use a bus to travel here . The Trust company has a service that worked well for me . Two 1/2 hours to the border crossing at the Jordan River /Sheik Hussein crossing , exit Jordan ( luggage xray and passport control ) and another bus drove me and my luggage the 2 km to the Israelie border . Again through luggage xray ,passport control and out the other side where a taxi was waiting to drive me to Nazareth . All this in @ 4 hours for 30JD $65-70Can. Not bad . Again I am struck by the contrasts . On the ride into Nazareth (45 minutes) looking around at the lush fields , orchards ... read more

Nazareth is located 20 kilometers from Tivon (where i live). Nazareth is an arab-christian city with a beautiful Basillica it is known as the city Jesus grew up in. Me and Roee went there for a couple of hours. The traffic was absoloutey horrible in the center. After having finally parked our car we went to the town square which was next to a little roundabout. Nazareth wasn't really 'all that' in my eyes. After visiting the The Church of the Annunciation (which is the most famous sight) we took a walk through the market, which was very similair to the arab market in Jerusalem. After having seen the The Church of the Annunciation, The Church of St. Joseph's Carpentry and the market we went for a drink. And that is about it of what there ... read more

Saturday, Oct. 4: Until today the only news we could get was Aljazeera in English; very interesting. The weather today was 89 and very clear. We drove today from Jerusalem to the Galilee district. Highway one, a super highway, was build along the old border between Israel and Jordan. We went through the Jezreel Valley, an agricultural district. The Israelis use modern, scientific farming methods on flat land. The Arabs are left with stoney slopes some of which have been terraced since Biblical times. It is the beginning of harvest for olives and cotton, quite a contrast in methods. The first stop was Nazareth, the Church of the Annunciation. It is supposedly built over the grotto/house in which Mary lived. Nazareth is now predominately Arab Muslim; until recently it was Arab Christian. On the way we ... read more

Holy Land Notre passage en terre sainte, après le trop court séjour à Jérusalem, se passe essentiellement à Nazareth. On a l'immense privilège de loger chez les "piccolli fratelli di Jesus Caritas", les pères Paulo et Alvaro sont des preuves vivantes que le bon accueil n'est pas une exclusivité arabe, ils nous offrent la véritable dolce vita ! Matinée de travaux dans le jardin : c'est pas rien de bosser simplement à Nazareth, là où Jésus vrai-Dieu a appris à devenir Jesus vrai-homme, avec Marie, en travaillant caché parmi nous ! Demain déja le voyage prends fin, dernière étape : sortir d'Israel par l'aéroport Ben-Gourion. Si les douaniers découvrent ce blog et l'intégralité de notre parcours on risque de ne pas revoir la France de sitôt, c'est un peu excitant à vrai dire de devoir mentir ... read more

Hey, It’s Magen, for anyone who don’t know the name I’m maoz’s lil bro and now a proud resident of the FAI. A brief history of my doings last year: I got off the army service around mid march, after 3 long years, joined the family business of greenhouses until last weekend, and for the last 5 days I’m in Nazareth, trying to find my place in this unique city. I’m going to be here for the next few months and manage the place so that Maoz will have more time to take care of his growing family, and concentrate more on the marketing aspects of the inn. So… since now I live here I think I’ll take over Maoz’s blog for a while… The last weekend (28.11.05) was very special for us at the Fauzi ... read more