Chancel around Mary's Grotto

Nazareth and Galilee

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June 20th 2011
Our excursion today was after lunch, so we began with a quiet breakfast in the Horizons lounge looking out over the Mediterranean. We then got our exercise in by walking laps on the sports deck. After cleaning up we enjoyed an early bite of lunch and prepared for our excursion to Nazareth. I was in line very early - I was so excited. We were a bit nervous about entering Israel, meeting security a ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Haifa District

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more