Saturday, November 28, 2009

Jesus Home Town Nazareth - 2009 Vacation Part 7

Our cruise ship left Rhodes and sailed to Haifa, Israel. Here we took a tour bus to Nazareth - home town of Jesus. We have visited the Church of Annunciation. This is the place where the revelation to Mary, the mother of Jesus by the angel Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God took place.
The walls around the courtyard are lined with pictures from all over the world about Mary and baby Jesus.
Above are some of the pictures from all over the world.
The door of the church with stories of Jesus carved.
Wall decoration after we entered.
The site behind me is where the original church was. This is the place angel Gabriel reveled to Mary.
The main hall of the church.
Window in the main hall is decorated with different designs of Mary and baby Jesus.
Wall of the main hall is also decorated with designs from all over the world.
2000 years ago, people were living underground according to archeologist.
Jesus family was living in a cave similar this this one. Exact location is not known but very close to this one.
Outside of the church.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Kate!

I really enjoy reading your blog and I'm so amazed at the pictures that you had taken. One of my dream vacation trip is at Holy Land. My friends and I have been planning to spend our vacation trip there, and we're actually about to book some good Jewish tours to Israel pretty soon. It is advisable to book earlier to avoid hassles. Today, it is easier to find affordable Jewish tours of Israel.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful vacation trip in Nazareth.