Category Archives: Holy Land

Travelling the Holy Land (6)

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Wilhelm Weber

Tel Aviv is fascinating. A day is far too short to enjoy this vibrant city – even if all was at half pace due to the big holidays. The “White City” made us feel most welcome and very much at … Continue reading →

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Travelling the Holy Land (5)

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Wilhelm Weber

Time is flying and we are heading to Jerusalem again. This time we enter at the Damascus gate. Eayd has us on a tight schedules. Even as tourists on the bus are disturbed by the news of riots on the … Continue reading →

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Travelling the Holy Land (4)

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Wilhelm Weber

Waking in Bethlehem is quite something. Not just the old biblical surrounds, also the current political controversies amongst the main role players make it all rather exiting – jewish settlers, Palestinian terrorists (or freedom fighters!) and a small Christian minority … Continue reading →

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Travelling the Holy Land (3)

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Wilhelm Weber

From Bethlehem we went up to Jerusalem and then down to Jericho – quite opposite to the direction taken by the good Samaritan. We had Masada, Qumran with the “Dead Sea scrolls“, the Dead Sea and Jericho on our agenda. … Continue reading →

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Travelling the Holy Land (2)

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Wilhelm Weber

Sunday morning in Nazareth gets started with a lot of bells and ringing. The loud cries of the muezzin for Friday prayers are nearly forgotten. The Sabbath is over and it is the new day, the Lord has made. We … Continue reading →

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Travelling the Holy Land (1)

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Wilhelm Weber

Having arrived in the Holy Land, we stayed overnight in Nazareth and awoke early to witness sunrise over the surrounding hills. Getting the wake-up call at 6h00 was my regular time to get up back home in Wittenberg as Israel … Continue reading →

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