Janaline's World Journey “To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.”

Israel

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Morning spent Exploring the Old City of Jerusalem

Monday, 4 Mar 2013 | Views [1064]

It was Tuesday 27 December, day 4 of my Israel Adventure and so far it had been stunning, filled with great people and extraordinary places to see. I started my day early and walked from New Gate down ... Read more >

Tags: church, david’s tomb, domica cathedral, hagia maria sion abbey, israel, jerusalem, photography, the last supper, travel

Exploring Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel

Friday, 1 Mar 2013 | Views [1193]

Day 3: Monday 26 December, of my adventure The rain finally let up so this morning I took the hostels free city tour , it is a 3hour walking tour that was very informative and we had a great guide that made it a lot of fun! ... Read more >

Tags: church of ascension, gethsemane, israel, jerusalem, mount zion, paretnoster, photography, tour, travel, western wall

Christmas Day at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem

Friday, 22 Feb 2013 | Views [715]

Day 2: Sunday 25 December 2011 It rained all day long and was about 15 degrees and very foggy. The city was covered in a white mist. I took the tram to the Holocaust museum, it is a stunning building and everything was so well ... Read more >

Tags: christmas, israel, jerusalem, photography, travel, yad vashem

The night before Christmas which I spent in Bethlehem!!

Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013 | Views [1698]

Saturday 24 December At 3o’clock the afternoon on my first day in Israel I joined the Abraham hostel tour to Bethlehem. Unfortunately the guide was absolutely useless, he didn’t give us any extra information about the area or ... Read more >

Tags: bethlehem, christmas, church, israel, janaline smalman, nativity, photography, travel

Christmas in Jerusalem, Israel starts!!

Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | Views [1333]

This was going to be my very first Christmas all alone so I wanted to make it really special, and what better place is there to spend Christmas than in Israel?! As I started my Israel adventure I put my I-pod on random. I stepped out of the ... Read more >

Tags: christmas, church, israel, janaline smalman, jerusalem, old city, photography, travel