I have to tell you, the area around the Sea of Galilee grabbed my soul in the very best way! It affected me emotionally more than anywhere else we went. I think it was because so much of that area really hasn’t changed much since Jesus lived and taught there. We visited the Mount of Beatitudes on a beautiful, sunny day. It’s on the northwest corner of the Sea of Galilee. You could just SEE the crowds of people sitting…
On our first day of sightseeing, we visited Caesarea (by the Mediterranean Sea, not Caesarea Phillipi). This area was a total surprise to me! I mentioned before that I had never really thought much about Israel at all, and even with allllll that my kids and I learned about the Roman Empire during our years of homeschooling, I had never thought about Israel having Roman ruins. I’m telling you, this trip took a lot of things that I’ve learned over…