Two days ago I wrote a tongue in cheek recount of how everything shuts down in Israel for the Sabbath. Well it is now Sunday and my last day in…
When you are are in Israel, what can you do on the Sabbath to pass the time? Well when I was at the Sea of Galilee this is how I…
If you spend at least a week in Israel, you will have to deal with the Sabbath like I did on my pilgrimage through the Holy Land. The Sabbath is…
Yesterday I talked about exploring Nazareth as part of my pilgrimage through his life and ministry. One of the places I went was the Synagogue Church where he worshiped growing…
Today I woke up in Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus, as I continued my pilgrimage through of his life and ministry in the Holy Land. My goal with this blog…
Ok. I know it is a bad joke and my girlfriend is moaning and telling me to stop it, but I think it still a classic. 🙂 I hope you…
So today I woke up in Akko due to me not paying attention to which bus I was getting on. As I say you can not change the direction of…
Do you need a lift? 🙂 I have been writing about my pilgrimage Through the Holy Land this week. To make sure you don’t miss another “POTD” you should FOLLOW…
Here is the “Photo of the Day” looking at the eastern wall of Jerusalem. During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times,…
Welcome back to the story of my pilgrimage through the Holy Land of Jesus’s life and ministry, which I hope inspires you and serves as a useful guide for you….
They were here together for Jesus’s baptism in the Jordan River. I will talk about this more tomorrow as I move my pilgrimage into the West Bank and visit Jericho,…
On the second full day of my pilgrimage through the Holy Land I basically visited sites of the Old Testament. I hope you will follow me throughout my world trip…
On my first night in Israel I spend the night in Old Jaffa, one of the oldest ports in the world. You can read about the significance in the blog…
I hope you enjoyed reading about my time in Istanbul, Turkey the last two weeks. Today I am going to start a two-week series of blogs and pictures from Israel…
This will be my last blog about Istanbul and I hope you have found these to be informative, entertaining, and even ispiring as you venture out into the world. Tomorrow…
We are coming to the end of my time in Istanbul, Turkey (there is a last blog tomorrow). On Sunday I will start telling you about my pilgrimage in Israel. LIKE…
By the time I had landed and gone through customs in Istanbul it was 8 PM. My Turkish friend, Melek, met me at the airport and we took the bus…
This sunset is from the top of Galata Tower that I wrote about yesterday. You did not see that blog? Maybe you should LIKE svGuidingLight on Facebook to make sure…
One of my favorite sites in Istanbul is Galata Tower. This tower was built in 1348 and at almost 220 feet tall it was the tallest structure in Istanbul. It…
You light it with the country’s flag, of course. This is Galata Tower in Istanbul and it is lit up with a spot light projecting the Turkish flag onto it….
The friend I visited in Istanbul is named Melek and she is Turkish and has lived in the city for over 10 years (she is originally from a small town…
The Basilica Cistern. This underground water collection system measures over 450 feet by over 200 feet and was built in the 400s AD. It is across from the street of…
If it does then check out the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul to get all you need!!!! LIKE svGuidingLight on Facebook to keep up with each post about my world trip….
Istanbul has always been a trading port, which has brought great richness to this city. Well that history has created the Grand Bazaar. If you are like me, you are…
The popular Blue Mosque is actually known as Sultan Ahmed Mosque and was built in 1609. Check out yesterday’s blog to read more about it and the other two biggest…
In this blog I am continuing to tell you about my time in Istanbul (the 3rd stop on my world trip) by sharing my experiences at the three biggest tourist…
I have wanted to see Hagia Sophia ever since I started playing Civilation V on my computer. I hardly ever play video games, but I love board games and this computer…
I hope you enjoyed reading the day to day recap of my trip with Eric around Iceland and maybe found the blogs useful to help you plan your own trip…
Here it is in the morning and I still have things to do. Do I have a deadline to get them done by? You bet I do since I I…
This is the largest fountain in the world at over 900 feet long. It shoots jets of water 500 feet into the air and has 22,000 gallons of airborne water….