Beit Yeshua
Israel Trip
13 October 2011
Day 1
Home
DAY 1
12 October 2011
The Time
Finally Arrives
Travel from the
USA to Israel
DAY 2
13 October 2011
Flying into
Tel-Aviv
Arrival at
Ben Gurion
in Tel-Aviv
Arrival at the
Caesar Premier
Hotel in
TIBERIAS
Dinner
at the Hotel
After
Dinner Stroll
on the Boardwalk
DAY 3
14 October 2011
Sunrise on the
Kinneret in
TIBERIAS
Driving From
Tiberias toward
Tel Dan
Tel Dan
Nature Reserve
The Dan River
Pistacio Tree Lookout
Jeroboam's Altar
Lookout Post
Canaanite Gate
Israelite Gate
Caesarea Phillipi
A Druze Village
Lunch
Jordan River
Baptism
The
Golan Heights
Kinneret View
Dan Asher
Meeting
Back to the
Room & Bed
DAY4
15 October 2011
Mt. Arbel
Mt. of Beatitudes
Capernaum
Ein Gev
Lunch
Ancient Galilee
Boat
The
Jesus Boat
Sea of Galilee
Boat Ride
Dinner with
The HYDE
Family
DAY 5
16 October 2011
Psalm 37
Driving Through
Nazareth
Megiddo
Mt. Carmel
Falafel Lunch
Aqueduct
Caesarea
Tel Aviv
Dugit Outreach
Center
Up to
JERUSALEM
Prima Kings Hotel
DAY 6
17 October 2011
Walking In &
Around
the Old City
Warren's Shaft
Pool of
Shiloah
2000 Year Old
Stepped Road &
Drainage Canal
The Ancient
Road
Robinson's Arch,
Shops & the
Trumpeter's Station
The
Southern Steps
Walking Through
the Old City
The Temple
Mount Faithful &
Gershon Solomon
DAY 7
18 October 2011
Walking from
Prima Kings Hotel
to Ben Yehuda St.
Ben Yehuda
Street
The
Jerusalem
Day Parade
Ben Yehuda
Shopping
DAY 8
19 October 2011
Yad VaShem
Harel Mall in
Mevasaret Tzion
Har Adar
Water Tower
Agrippas Street
Jerusalem
Christian Friends
Of Israel
Jerusalem
International
Christian
Zionist Center
DAY 9
20 October 2011
The
Garden of
Gethsemane
The
Garden of
Gethsemane
& the Church
of All Nations
The Eastern
Gate
The Mount
Of Olives
St. Peter
Gallicantu
Touring Around
Jerusalem & the
Old City
Simchat Torah
More Walking
David's Citadel
The Jerusalem
Prayer Center
The Garden
Tomb
The Old City
at Night
The
Western Wall
at Simchat Torah
DAY 10
21 October 2011
Driving Through
the Desert
Qumran
Driving Through
the Desert
Ein Gedi
Dead Sea
Masada
Camel Ride
Bedouin Meal
DAY 11
22 October 2011
Liran & Shiri
and the
Soreq Stalactite
Cave
One Last Visit
to Jerusalem's
Old City
Leaving
Jerusalem
Ben Gurion
Airport
DAY 12
23 October 2011
New York to
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte
Airport
Home
The Eastern Gate of the Old City Wall in Jerusalem
Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: may they prosper who love you.
Isaiah 40:1-5
“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God. “Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended, that her iniquity has been removed, that she has received of the LORD’S hand double for all her sins.” A voice is calling, “Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. “Let every valley be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; and let the rough ground become a plain, and the rugged terrain a broad valley; Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all flesh will see it together; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”This Year in Jerusalem
"You'll Never Be the Same" YouTube Video by Amick Byram
CLICK HEREJanuary 2011 trip planning meeting at Doug & Lynda's home
After 18 months of saving, planning and preparing, the time finally arrived for the long anticipated 2011 Sukkot trip to Israel. Fifteen folks from Beit Yeshua (Curtis & Carolyn, Doug & Lynda, Paul & Susan, Chuck & Janice, Duke & Myrl, Gid, Gloria & Brittany) joined with Highway To Zion (Cathy, Jeff, Chris) as well as some new friends (Joyce, Rita, Melissa, Danny).
The flight from Charlotte to JFK New York was at 12:50pm but we had to be at the airport at 9:30am. Everyone was up early that morning to finalize packing, a quick breakfast, our drive to Charlotte, dropping off luggage & parking at the airport and going through security. Security checks at all the airports were courteous
but still made you feel a little nervous
Everyone got checked it - then it was time to WAIT.
Some read
Gid sang - in the airport
(in Tiberias near the Sea of Galilee, in Jerusalem and at the Garden Tomb)
Myrl, Cathy, Lynda, Janice and Curtis danced
Everyone took lots of photos - including Gloria & Brittany and Duke
About 11:00 everyone started getting a little hungry
Cathy (second from the Left) with new friends Rita, Joyce and Melissa
Time to load our Delta flight from NC to NY
The airplane was small and most carry on luggage had to be stored below the airplane
The flight from NC to New York was about 90 minutes (maybe less). The Delta airplane was small - two seats - an aisle - and two more seats. We arrived in New York about 2:30pm and had a 5-hour-layover before our flight from NY to Tel-Aviv at 8:50pm. There were 20 of us on the Highway To Zion Sukkot trip to Israel, but only 17 of us were flying Delta. We had time for lunch and some airport shopping. Pausing for a photo at the JFK Airport in NY
Top Row: Paul, Doug, Joyce, Rita, Chuck, Melissa, Gid
2nd Row: Susan, Lynda, Carolyn, Cathy, Myrl
3rd Row: Janice, Brittany, Gloria, Duke
(Curtis took the photo)Those flying US Air: Jeff, Chris and Danny
Duke & Myrl wait for the 8:50pm flight to Tel Aviv
The Delta airplane from NY to Tel-Aviv was much larger. There was 3 seat on one side of the plane - an aisle - 4 seats in the middle of the plane - another aisle - and 3 seats on the right side of the plane. The airplane held over 400 people. Our NY to Tel-Aviv flight
We started boarding the NY plane at 7:30 after a final security check. After about 75 people (including the 17 from NC) boarded the plane, suddenly all boarding stopped. We were informed that there was a "strike" at the airport tower in Greece and we were no longer cleared to fly over their air space. There was talk of an alternate flight plan - perhaps over Turkey. Finally everything was worked out and boarding resumed about an hour later. The plane was loaded by 9:30 and ready for take off. We finally left NY about 10:00pm (instead of 8:50). We had a nice dinner on the flight around Midnight that consisted of chicken & mushrooms in marinara with rice, a small salad, bread, cake and a drink. Waiting on the large Israel-bound airplane while a new flight plan is cleared
Notice the 3 seats on the left- small aisle - 4 seats in the middle - small aisle - 3 seats on the right of the airplane
Joyce, Rita and Melissa pose for a photo what we wait on the plane
The flight to Israel was 5780 miles and was about 10 hours long. This flight was the most difficult part of the trip. I (Curtis) slept pretty good but most others did not. We had breakfast on the airplane about 6:00am which consisted of Orange Juice, a "Hot Pocket" of some style, and cheese and crackers. More Photos and Information From the 2011 Sukkot Trip
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