Day 7

10/18/10

Got picked up at 8:30 by our new guide. We didn’t exactly get off on the best foot with him. He sort of appeared to be arrogant and not really at our service like most tour guides are. He seemed like he should be a history teacher where all he does is lecture as opposed to assisting a group travel through a country. You can tell he likes the story telling part but his tact wasn’t what it should have been. He is a Brit who moved to Israel long ago and has been a guide for over 20 years. It was hard because it was the first time mom needed to be on the tour bus since her accident where there was a lot of getting off and getting on. Luckily the driver was such a sweet heart and was super helpful with always getting her wheel chair ready that was kept below the bus. First we visit Caesarea, which homes a beautiful roman theater right on the Mediterranean. I guess it’s mentioned in Acts. It was commissioned by King Harod (Hared?). After that we visited Megiddo, which is the site where Revelations says the Armageddon is to take place. It was cool but a lot of work to check out when it didn’t look like too much. Then we visited Haifa, which is the 3^rd largest city in Israel, which is home to Mt. Carmel and the Persian gardens. Beautiful. Then we made a stop in Acre before going to our hotel in Galilee, the Kibbutz Lavi Hotel. It’s really nice and has mosaics all over the floor (even in our bathroom!) Best part is, it has free wi fi!! I finally got me some sheqels and I’m ready to buy me some serious souvenirs. There are 3.5 sheqels to every US dollar. Bam.