Category: City Wanders
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A Day Around Nashville {Tennessee}
Nashville has no shortage of fun things to do. And with my younger brother in town this last weekend we were trying to decide what of that wealth of things to do we should take him to. But with only the one day to spend with him in the Music City we managed to share…
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The Garden Tomb, Christian Quarter, Israel Museum, & 9/11 Memorial {Israel}
The Garden Tomb Our final day in Israel started early in the morning with breakfast and packing our bags for the trip home. We then met and walked the short distance from our hotel to The Garden Tomb. Originally it was believed that the place of the tomb was in the spot that is now…
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Visiting Ammunition Hill National Memorial, Good Samaritan Mosaic Museum, Genesis Land, & Qumran National Park {Israel}
Ammunition Hill National Memorial We began our day visiting the national memorial of Ammunition Hill. After Israel had declared their independence, the city of Jerusalem was not considered part of the state. It was a divided city with a large wall separating the people. Families were divided across the wall and the space between East…
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Visiting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Knesset Building, Theodor Herzl Museum, & Holocaust History Museum {Israel}
Southern Steps We began the day with a visit back to the old city of Jerusalem at the Southern Steps. This is the original entrance to Temple Mount dating back to biblical times. The path up the stairs would have been lined with people coming to the entrance to be cleansed before entering the temple…
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A Day in Tel Aviv- Old Tel Aviv, Museum of the Jewish People, Carmel Market, & Bullet Factory Historic Site {Israel}
Old Tel Aviv We left the old, historic city of Jerusalem and headed out on a day trip to the lively metropolitan city of Tel Aviv. We began our tour of this old town on the hill overlooking the downtown area that sits on the shores of the Mediterranean. We walked across the Zodiac Bridge…
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Following the Palm Sunday Path-Mount of Olives, Church of All Nations, Western Wall, City of David National Park {Israel}
Mount of Olives Today we began with seeing Jerusalem from the top of the Mount of Olives and then making our way down what is known as the Palm Sunday Path towards the city. This route commemorates the path that Jesus took into Jerusalem when palm branches were laid down for him before his arrest…
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Around Old Jerusalem- Temple Mount, Muslim Quarter, & Church of the Holy Sepulchre {Israel}
Temple Mount & the Dome of the Rock Today brought us to Temple Mount. We walked through the old city of Jerusalem and made our way up to the top of Temple Mount, passing over the men’s section of the Western Wall on our way. Temple Mount is where three of the world’s greatest religions…
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Flight from Nashville to Tel Aviv & exploring around Netanya {Israel}
We arrived at Nashville airport at 8:30am with our passports and our negative Covid test results from the day before. Our group made our way through security and onto the first of two flights to Israel. A few hours later we arrived in Newark New Jersey with only 20 minutes to make it to the…
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Bicentennial Capital Mall State Park {Tennessee}
Happy Birthday to the state of Tennessee! On this day in 1796, Tennessee moved from being a territory to a state. And what better way to celebrate the birth of the state that we now we call home than by visiting the State Capital in Nashville. The park that has been created at the foot…
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The Danish Community of Solvang {California}
Some places are charming because of how they look. Others stay with you because of who you shared them with. Our weekend in California began in the charming town of Solvang. Founded by Danish immigrants, this small community feels like a little piece of Denmark tucked into the California landscape-where traditions, architecture, and culture have…