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 beautiful port city of Haifa (A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land)

Haifa CityThe big and modern city of Haifa along the Mediterranean coast of Israel holds at least four distinctions:

First, it is known as the cleanest city in Israel, and one only needs to drive around the city to confirm it.

Second, the most beautiful Jewish ladies live in this city, if statistics is to be believed.  It is said that seven of the last 10 ladies crowned as Miss Israel and who represented the country in The Ms. Universe beauty pageant came from Haifa. Continue reading