Views of Modern Jerusalem
Bedouin Encampment on Road to Jericho
Construction Site Next to Bedouin Village
Typical View Along Road from Jerusalem to Jericho
Jericho in the Distance
Date Orchard in Jordan Valley
Dead Sea
Security on Road to Masada
Guard Tower on Road to Masada along Dead Sea
Ahava Factory - Ahava are Cosmetics based on Dead Sea Minerals
View of Dead Sea, Which is at -1,300 Feet Below Sea Level and is Approximately 11 by 50 Miles
Masada is at the Top of this Mountain
Looking Back at the Dead Sea from the Cable Car to the Top of Masada
Looking Down from Masada. Square on Right is Roman Encampment, Trail is Where Slaves Went to get Water for the Romans
Another View of Roman Encampment
Mosaic on Plastered Walls Inside Rooms in Masada. Above Black Line is Restored Wall, Below is Original
One of the Roman Bathhouses
Going Into Large Bathhouse
Model of Bathhouse Showing Different Rooms, such as Cool Room, Warm Room and Hot Room
One of the Many Large Cisterns to Keep Water
Mosaic and Columns in Hot Room
Another View of Wall Paintings
Steps in Bathhouse
The Floor was on these Columns and the Hot Water was Beneath this Floor
Part of Floor Over the Columns
Inlet for Hot Water Into the Hot Room
Better View of Floor on Columns
Hot Water Inlets as Viewed from Outside the Hot Room
This is the Trail the Roman Slaves had to Take to Get Water for the Roman Soldiers. You can see it Winding all the Way to the Top of the Photo Where There was a Water Source
Rooms Along the Wall where the Jews Lived and Watched the Romans Down Below
Another Cistern. Water was Collected in Troughs Along Cliffs and Dumped into Cisterns Below. Then the Water was Transported to the Top of Masada into These Cisterns. The Jewish People had Plenty of Water as the Romans Attacked
Some of the Round Rocks Used as Ammunition Against the Romans
Three Levels of Herod's Palace on Cliffs of Masada
Largest Roman Encampment with Rock Wall Meandering Away in Case Jewish People Decided to Escape
Rooms Where Jewish People Lived
This is the "Mail Room" for the Carrier Pigeons, Hence the Word Pigeon-Hole
The Ramp the Romans Built to get to the Top of Masada
A View of Another Cistern - There was more than Enough Water for the Jews but the Romans had to Trek a Goodly Distance to get Their Water
Original Mosaic on the Floor of One of the Rooms in Herod's Palace
Another Original Mosaic
One of the Baths in Herod's Palace
Nancy on Top of Masada with Rooms Used by Jewish People in Background
One of the Channels Carved on the Side of Masada to Bring Water to a Cistern - the Big Hole to the Right. The Water was then Carried to the Cisterns on Top of Masada
Another View of the Channel. There was Sufficient Water for the Jewish People on Top During the Whole Siege
My Wife Leaving Me and Heading Down in the Tram - a Sad Moment on our Trip
Nancy is in that Tram
Swimming in the Dead Sea
Nancy in the Dead Sea - Next Time we Take our Bathing Suits
People Rubbing Dead Sea Mud on their Bodies
Floating on the Dead Sea
Folks Covered with Mud from the Dead Sea
Yup, Walt even Got into the Dead Sea
Joan, One of our Orchestra Members, Covered in Mud - Was it Healing Joan?
The Two of Us in Front of Our Tour Bus
This is What Moses Saw When He was not Allowed to Cross the Jordan - Land Flowing with Milk and Honey. Apparently this was all Lush Green and Forested at that Time
Depiction of Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran
Depiction of Contents of Dead Sea Scrolls - Actual Count is 972 and Very Accurate Relative to Our Modern Scriptures of the Same Books Beginning with Genesis and on From There
Stairs Leading Down to Ritual Baths
One of the Many Cistern
Qumran Cave 4 - Most Easily Visible and Contained Most Documents
David's Citadel by the Jaffa Gate in Old Jerusalem at Night
Christ Church Compound, Our Room is at the Railing at the Upper Left, Room #14
Buildings at Christ Church Compound
Courtyard at Christ Church Compound
Tommy and Gigi in Front of Christ Church Completed in 1849 During Ottoman Empire. To Allow Church to be Built, Bishop Said it was his Personal Church
Another View of the Courtyard and the Church on the Left
Nancy in the Courtyard
View of Area Around Christ Church and the Jaffa Gate
