This morning I woke up with thoughts of only needing to do some laundry at some point. Then I was invited to take a taxi into town and have lunch with my host. So I quickly put myself together and followed her instructions. I arrived in town with about ten minutes to wait before we walked up to have a pita.
After lunch I walked over through the Carmel Market and then managed to get myself lost from the street I was looking for. So I headed towards the coast as I could always just head to Jaffa. And that's what I did - walked along the beach next to the pounding waves.
When I reached Jaffa and was looking forward to visiting St. Peter's Church (which has a monastery next to it). However once at the top the church was closed up. So I wandered around this ancient port city. I was amazed at the ruins that date pack to Ancient Egyptian times and the scope of history that is associated here.
As I walked back to the center of Old Jaffa there was a tour group that was waiting to go in the church. I had been there long enough to still be able to see inside this building. I can not begin to fully describe how neat this church was. The pulpit was carved to look like a tree. All I could think of was the Tree of Knowledge and the lessons that came from that place. Here is a website that has some better photos when you click on the gallery section: http://www.btlr.com/sp/index.php.
I then walked back to the Embassy and waited for RCG to get off work before we headed home for the evening. The best part was finding the text message from her to have me confirm my tour for tomorrow. So it seems I am off to Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the morning.
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