We
visited Haifa, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem in Spring of 2000. I only
carried a small point and shoot camera during this trip.
Below
are a few select pictures. Several years later, I returned in 2016 with a modern digital SLR camera..
Entrance to the Church of Nativity, Bethlehem (s)
Interior
of the Church of Nativity. This remains one of the oldest
relatively intact churches at about 1800 years of age. (s)
Entrance to the Old City, Jerusalem (s)
Looking at the Old City from the Mount of Olives (s)
Tel Aviv, early evening, looking towards Jaffa
Street in Old Jaffa.
Street in Old Jaffa. As I walked this neighborhood, a resident played David Bowie's
"Space Oddity", the music coming out of their small window.
The Wailing Wall, separating two opposing groups (s)
Haifa, Israel's port city (s)
© 2016 John Miranda