Friday, January 27, 2012

Herodian.

by tom on December 29, 2011

King Herod was a paranoid psychopath. Of course, they really were out to get rid of him. The fortress palaces he scattered across the land were amazing. This is the Herodian, one of Herod’s finest and his place of burial.

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Romans in Spain

by tom on December 11, 2011

The aqueduct in Segovia, Spain. It’s incredible!

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What happened to quality?

December 11, 2011

I’ve been traveling around in Spain for a few days. It strikes me that something as simple as the ceiling in a hotel room might be a source of pride for a workman somewhere. Look at the quality of materials used and the attention to detail. That ceiling should last hundreds of years.

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I bought a car yesterday

September 28, 2011

I’ve been planning this for a while. After all cars are very expensive these days. It’s not new. It was an executive lease for the last three years. I don’t know why I might need a 4X4 but I think I might find fun things to do with it. So, lets make this a little [...]

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Wedding on Mt. Zion

September 17, 2011

The staff of BFP usually come as volunteers. Not many stay too long and very few stay permanently. Roger and Natalya are the second couple on staff to marry this year. I don’t think that happened before.

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Something Old?

August 29, 2011

As I’ve traveled around the US and Canada the last few weeks I’ve often seen things that are historical.  The people around think of them as antiquities and old.  Funny… The bridge in this picture was built by the Romans or at least used their form of technology and architecture.  It is certainly more than [...]

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It’s a long ways home…

August 28, 2011

I guess you could say that I’m a professional tourist.  When I’m at home in Israel, people pay me to go with them as they explore the land.  (I’m a certified Israeli tour guide.)  But that’s not the only travel in my life.  For about two months a year I travel the globe along with [...]

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August 26, 2011

I parked my bike under a tarp in Jerusalem over a month ago.  It seems like a strange thing to miss but I miss the fun of riding the bike in Jerusalem.  A Benedictine Friar came up to me this evening and spoke to me in Hebrew.  It just seemed so nice to hear the [...]

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See a Sister

August 24, 2011

It has to be one of my favorite signs! I have three sisters and all of them live a long way away from the sign. I’ve never figured out how I’d get one of them to approve all of the times I’ve visited the lovely gardens at the Church of Beatitudes. So far I’ve settled [...]

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Starting over

August 24, 2011

It’s time to start this blog again.  I will be adding pictures and stories starting today.  Come back soon!

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