This will be my next to last blog entry as my archaeological adventure is rapidly coming to a close. I had a great nights rest...much needed and didn't have to get up at 4:30 a.m. Had a great breakfast: Eggs Benedict, side salad and coffee!
After breakfast, I headed for Old Jaffa...it was a wonderful mile and a half walk along the beach. It was very windy, the whitecaps were great for those with surfboard. The beach was busy, as the young and old were enjoying the beautiful day.
As one enters Jaffa you see the Clock Tower, (The Jaffa Clock Tower is one of the seven clock towers built in Israel during the Ottoman period and stands three-stories high, topped with a multi-gabled roof.) Strolling through Jaffa I realized that not many shops were open, either because it was too early or because it was the sabbath. As I continued to walk around the city I came upon St. Peter's church, (St. Peter’s, which holds daily Mass in several languages for a lively local congregation, was built in 1654 over a medieval fortress. In the late eighteenth century it was twice destroyed, and the present structure was completed in 1894. World history is never far away anywhere in Israel, and Jaffa’s St. Peter’s is no exception: a room at the church reportedly hosted Napoleon Bonaparte when he came to the city in 1799.)
Stopped at an ice cream shop and enjoyed a great bowl of dark chocolate ice cream! Enjoyed the walk back and enjoyed resting and relaxing at the hotel. On Sunday I plan to Skype with the folks from Village Baptist, hopefully there will not be any sirens like last week! I think my final entry will be when I am in Lawrence, Kansas, USA!
After breakfast, I headed for Old Jaffa...it was a wonderful mile and a half walk along the beach. It was very windy, the whitecaps were great for those with surfboard. The beach was busy, as the young and old were enjoying the beautiful day.
As one enters Jaffa you see the Clock Tower, (The Jaffa Clock Tower is one of the seven clock towers built in Israel during the Ottoman period and stands three-stories high, topped with a multi-gabled roof.) Strolling through Jaffa I realized that not many shops were open, either because it was too early or because it was the sabbath. As I continued to walk around the city I came upon St. Peter's church, (St. Peter’s, which holds daily Mass in several languages for a lively local congregation, was built in 1654 over a medieval fortress. In the late eighteenth century it was twice destroyed, and the present structure was completed in 1894. World history is never far away anywhere in Israel, and Jaffa’s St. Peter’s is no exception: a room at the church reportedly hosted Napoleon Bonaparte when he came to the city in 1799.)
Stopped at an ice cream shop and enjoyed a great bowl of dark chocolate ice cream! Enjoyed the walk back and enjoyed resting and relaxing at the hotel. On Sunday I plan to Skype with the folks from Village Baptist, hopefully there will not be any sirens like last week! I think my final entry will be when I am in Lawrence, Kansas, USA!
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