When reading about what to expect from Israel in terms of food and drink I was delighted to see that Israelis are very serious about their coffee because not only do I like coffee but I figured we would also need it in abundance as a practical matter given our schedule. I learned quickly that drip coffee is nearly nonexistent so far as I can tell. The MO here is espresso, which means I’ve had probably a dozen cappuccinos since we’ve been here, consisting of at least twice that many shots of espresso. Usually it’s very good. This is surprising considering most of our caffeine stops have been at gas stations in the middle of the desert (literally). Gas stations in the middle of the desert of Israel have espresso machines, and each gas station attendant is apparently trained in making impressive cappuccinos. I can’t say that I would trust a gas station attendant in the middle of Virginia to foam milk.
We got to Tiberias Saturday night and were in town for about 12 hours. We had to leave early because we wanted to have enough time to visit Mount Tabor on our way to Eilat. Tiberias didn’t have much to offer anyway other than a cheap room so I don’t think we missed much. Mount Tabor, on the other hand, has the Church of Transfiguration.
My personal source for all things Christianity has informed me that there are so many churches in Israel because historically the standard Christian response to an important event occurring is to plop a church on top of the spot where the event happened as commemoration. In doing some research on possible destinations for this trip I’ve found that he was right on. There are churches to celebrate places where Jesus taught, spoke, walked, stayed, preached, slept, fed a million people with two fish, turned water into wine, picked the Powerball numbers correctly twice in a row, ate with his disciples, and balanced the budget. I may have some of those details wrong but you get the idea.
The church on top of Mount Tabor is the Church of Transfiguration, which marks the spot where Jesus became radiant and spoke to Moses and Elijah, who probably thought they were just going for a walk. You can look up the details of the church, but you can also look at some pictures I took.
We got to Tiberias Saturday night and were in town for about 12 hours. We had to leave early because we wanted to have enough time to visit Mount Tabor on our way to Eilat. Tiberias didn’t have much to offer anyway other than a cheap room so I don’t think we missed much. Mount Tabor, on the other hand, has the Church of Transfiguration.
My personal source for all things Christianity has informed me that there are so many churches in Israel because historically the standard Christian response to an important event occurring is to plop a church on top of the spot where the event happened as commemoration. In doing some research on possible destinations for this trip I’ve found that he was right on. There are churches to celebrate places where Jesus taught, spoke, walked, stayed, preached, slept, fed a million people with two fish, turned water into wine, picked the Powerball numbers correctly twice in a row, ate with his disciples, and balanced the budget. I may have some of those details wrong but you get the idea.
The church on top of Mount Tabor is the Church of Transfiguration, which marks the spot where Jesus became radiant and spoke to Moses and Elijah, who probably thought they were just going for a walk. You can look up the details of the church, but you can also look at some pictures I took.
Mount Tabor is a pretty high mountain that offers amazing views. These pictures do not do proper justice.
