Trip to Jerusalem (A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land)

The VisitationNOVEMBER 14, ISRAEL.  It has been seven days since we left Manila to begin our Pilgrimage to the Holy Land and it the fourth day since we entered Israel via the Taba border in Egypt.  Earlier in the day we begun our day-long journey from Tiberias City in the Galilee region to our ultimate destination, Jerusalem. Along the way we passed by the squeeky clean City of Haifa, the ancient Roman city of Caesaria, and the business and commercial capital, Tel Aviv.

By around 4 o’clock in the afternoon we finally reached the outskirts of the City of Jerusalem.  But we were not to enter the city outright. Continue reading

The Ancient Roman City of Caesaria (A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land)

Caesaria

Our visit to to town of Caesaria along the Mediterranean coast of Israel is like taking a ride on a time campule.  Caesaria used to be a proud, busy, and thriving Roman city built by Herod the Great (note to self: check if it is the same Herod who ordered the genocide of children in the original Christmas story).

Roman Theater

It is not so much for our religious experience but rather a historical and cultural educational field trip for us to visit Caesaria. Continue reading