Shalom!!

Sea of Galilee

We're in Haifa, Israel! Found some wifi...yay!!:) Good old Mcdonalds:)

Jordan River

Today was my favorite day of travels...by far! We got to go to Nazareth, Capernaum, and surrounding cities! We drove around most of the Sea of Galilee. We saw "The wine church" where Jesus performed his first miracle...turned water into wine. We saw the place that Jesus fed the 5000. Also, where Jesus walked on water and where the sermon on the mount was given. In Nazareth we went to the church where the angel told Mary of her upcoming pregnancy. (we had to wear these long skirts over our clothes when we were in the holy places, mike too). We stopped by and got to soak our feet in the Jordan River where Jesus was baptized. And this was just the northern tip of Israel! We are definitely in agreement that we want to take a trip back here to see Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the dead sea...

Our taxi driver was a character! He was wonderful though, took us to the best places around town to eat. We had falafel and another pita sandwich type thing. We spent about 9 hours with him!

Haifa, Israel

Since we posted last we've been cruising the Mediterranean! The first stop was Napoli, Italy...where we saw the ruins of the hidden city of Pompeii...up until Israel that city was our favorite! Stop number 2 was Rhodes, Greece...I was super excited about Greece since my dad always says we have some Greek in us. It was great I just wish we got to go to someplace that wasn't so touristy. We'd like to go back there too if we get a chance. Relatives in Athens...see you soon!!:) Stop #3 was Antalya, Turkey. There are some beautiful beaches there. If you ever visit watch out for stray dogs, they are everywhere!!! I was so scared! Mike just laughed at me. Greece had a ton of cats...we thought of Wes and Elizabeth and Tanya and the girls...the cat lovers in our lives.:)

Sea of Galilee

Well we're gonna head back to our ship now and we promise to post pics of our stops as soon as we get the chance.

We love you! Skype us!! Please!:) We've tried skyping but no one is ever on...we need more contacts. Add us at hpmisi@yahoo.com!

Mike and Alla