We made it! A small group of 5 of us left Pearson International Airport at 13:10 on Tuesday, November 15th and arrived in Tel Aviv at 7:40am (Israel time) the next morning after 10 3/4 hours in the air. We were tired but hit the ground running.
We were greeted by our rep who took us through customs with ease and helped us find our guide. Then we were off to Ein Karem for breakfast. We had pancakes, almond bread, omelletes and "shakshuka", a dish made with eggs,
eggplant, tomatoes and onions. Then we even had cake for dessert!
Ein Karem is the hometown of Elizabeth, Zacharias and the birth place of John the Baptist. Because Mary and Joseph traveled through this town to visit their relatives the church there is called the Church of the Visitation.
We're staying at a beautiful hotel at the corner where New Jerusalem and Old Jerusalem meet. Looking forward to a nice dinner this evening then early to bed.
Stay tuned tomorrow for my feedback about visiting Jerusalem and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Glad you made it Janice - i loved that they had cake for dessert when I was there - my kind of place!
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