I love looking at buildings and the architectural details. Israel did not disappoint. Most of the housing in Israeli cities is high density and high rise. Land for agriculture is a premium and so is land for housing in general, so most live in high rise apartments. I think this was my first glimpse of [...]

Our bodies are slowly readjusting to the Portland time zone. I felt fairly normal and didn’t feel as if I was going to fall asleep until 6 pm. After dinner, I had a bit of a revival and so I thought I would post some more photos and thoughts about our trip. Here are some [...]

…that was our travel time from Jerusalem to Portland. We awoke at 3:30 am in Jerusalem and arrived home at 11:00 pm last night — the longest Thursday I have ever spent. After a hot shower and snuggling in my own bed, I slept for about 7 hours. And yet, I am totally brain dead [...]

We spent another restless night as Mr C had a relapse during the night, but after a several doses of something called “Stop It” and a dose of Cipro, he enjoyed the day of activities with me. We continue to have members of the group coming down with the virus. So, I know I am [...]

Mr C is recovering. He is now eating small amounts of food, and trooper that he is, he came along on the Jerusalem trek today. Today, we started on the Mount of Olives and followed the path that Jesus took to his death. I am sure that I put more than 10,000 steps on my [...]