Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem

Eastern Med & Holy Land Cruise

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October 4th 2011
We left the UK for Rome on Sept 20th treating ourselves to a 13 night cruise before heading out to the Far East. Our first port of call was Chania, Crete (one of the many Greek Islands we have yet to visit). Whilst it had a picturesque harbour, the main thing we will remember it for is the flash flooding! We were much luckier on arriving at Rhodes – lots of blue skies and a perfect tempera ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

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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