Map Below...

Don is passing around a map with our tour marked out.  I scanned and pieced it together so we would have it located here, as well.  I tried to keep track, but got lost up north.  Most road signs are in English as well, but some are not and I got busy looking around and would forget to notice when we would turn.  Thanks, Don, for getting us straightened out!! =)

Map of Israel Tour

More photos...

Here are two more links to the last two days of photos.  When I have them all organized and labeled I will try to put a link of them in order......

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3610303779898.2174020.1342835452&type=3&l=07b261daee

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3609349956053.2174000.1342835452&type=3&l=3d68c580eb

clickable links for photos

https://picasaweb.google.com/grammy4him/Israel2012?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOHIpLT9nJu65wE&feat=directlink

https://picasaweb.google.com/grammy4him/22912Israel?authuser=0&feat=directlink

https://picasaweb.google.com/grammy4him/IsraelMar3?authuser=0&feat=directlink


If I had it to do over again, I would have taken my laptop along to Israel. It was much harder to upload with a tablet. These are clickable links to the photos.  Now I need to go through the task of going back and reorganizing the photos.  They are not in order of  our trips and sometimes even of the site.  I had a terrible time 'haning on to the link" when I uploaded.  Our connections would time out and I would have to start over and delete duplicate uploads etc, so this is what I got...but was thankful to have some photos to show family and friends back home.  Also, it is hard to tell from the little thumnail where we were, so now the task of going back through and labeling.  BUT...what a WONDERFUL trip we all had!  Thanks to Don, our wonderful host, and to Ruthie, our WONDERFUL guide!!  They made this trip unforgettable for all of us!!!

We are Home...

We all arrived home safely just before noon today.  We had great flights and only a little delay in Newark.  I have more photos to go through and need to get them all organized and labled...but not today!! =)

Our Final Morning Here

Yesterday we went to Bethlehem and back to Holocaust Museum. It was a very emotional day for all of us.  We are packed and will not see our checked luggage again until we are stateside. We leave the hotel at 7:20 this morning for a very full last day in Jerusalem touring the city of David, more old city and communion at the garden tomb.  We will stop for a late supper on the way to the airport and depart at 11:20pm arriving around 4am i Newark. We depart at 8 and arrive in Omaha at 10:30.  Thanks for all your prayers. We are all well and ready for another full day in this beautiful city!

Jerusalem

We started our morning up on the Mount of Olives overlooking this beautiful city. We headed to Old Jerusalem and spent time in the Jewish quarter, at lunch at a "food court". We went to a museum to see the dead sea scrolls and a great replica of the old Jerusalem....and much more!

Tomorrow we head down to Bethlehem in the morning and back up to Jerusalem for more adventure. I can't believe tomorrow is our last night in this beautiful country.

All for tonight...not many internet minutes left....all are healthy and keeping up great with all the walking ....and eating!