March 3rd 2007. On our way to Israel. Passing time at the Paris Airport
Cave at Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
Backside of Tour Guide Daniel Rona, Mormon Jew, born in Israel, raised in Utah
Shadows over immersion font
Line drawn to indicate the original architecture at the ruins of Masada.
The fortress of Masada was built by Herod the Great in the cliffs near The Dead Sea.
It is famous for the mass suicide of the site's Jewish Sicarii fugitives
when their defeat by Roman soldiers became imminent
Masada ruin
Original design
Scott at Masada
Scott again
Becky Jean at Masada
Happy Scott just after saying "Wow this is really cool"
Becky Jean with tour phones on
Becky Jean looking like a bug
Becky Jean again at Masada
Laurie listening at Masada
Masada cannon balls...and Scott
Scott and Laurie at Masada
Scott trying an Israeli treat. We tried them all
Polka-dot shadows
The Dead Sea with fellow tourist Laura Dean on the bench
Fellow tourist Christine wading in The Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is the second saltiest body of water on Earth, with a salinity of about 30 percent.
The salt and minerals make the water so dense that you literally float
It tastes like poison. Yes, we tasted it. Gross
Scott and Laurie floating effortlessly
Frizzy at The Dead Sea
Laurie at The Dead Sea
Scott at The Dead Sea
View of the West Bank (from the bus)
Our little Cabana on the shore of The Sea of Galilee
Statue at Mt. Tabor, the traditional site of the Mt. of Transfiguration
where Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James and John
St. Francis of Assisi
"Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words"
Church at Mt. Tabor
Mt. Tabor
Fred and Laura Dean (Newlyweds)
Mosaic in the chapel at Mt. Tabor. (The angels look a little exasperated to me)
Similar to what the manger might have looked like