by Susan Jagannath | Mar 13, 2009 | Churches, Places
As that’s the only way to get into the Church of the Nativity in Manger Square. You can see the three doors shrinking with each destruction, and the final one is to prevent Muslim invaders from riding their horses into the church. In the square a mosque and the...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 12, 2009 | Places
On the way to Nazareth we drove across the coastal plain that used to be mostly swamp and sand dunes. The swamps have been drained by about a hundred years of planting gums – apparently in the early part of the 20th century, someone saw the Turks planting gums...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 11, 2009 | Travel
Who should I see in Nazareth? In the Basilica atrium, the guide told us to go and look for the Madonna from China as her crown was pure gold. I went along, and who should I find waiting for me but our very own Lady of Vellankani. This statue was a bit more resplendent...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 10, 2009 | Walks
Tonight I decided to stop skulking about in the hotel in the evening, and go out and about in the big smoke, Tel Aviv. Well, I did, but it was really quiet, walked all along the sea front, but there was nothing much happening. I did admire all the trendy and glitzy...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Boarding at 11.35 pm in Singapore on a westward bound flight makes for a journey conducted in unrelieved darkness. The coldness of the cabin, the meanness of the blankets supplied by Qantas, and the dryness of the air matched the gloom of the night. I slept in...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 7, 2009 | Churches, Travel
It’s now a large town spread out over the hills, for no reason except that it was the home town of Jesus. Once nearly 80% Christian, it’s now 80% Muslim. The church and the sites are beautiful, and the cobbled streets and stone buildings are pale...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 5, 2009 | Travel
Just a few things I noticed from the plane Taking off from Brissie at mid-day and swooping over the CBD, its over in a flash and heading inland, unlike domestic flights when the path is out over the sea. But cloud cover closed in quickly, and then there was little to...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
Its about 9.30 pm Singapore time, but 11.30 AEST, so Im a bit weary. Especially as my phone ran out receiving a call from home…and I cant figure out how to recharge it from here. The chill of a northern hemisphere set in high over Australia and South East Asia,...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
It’s departure day and Im still at work – interiewing! The kids are wanting to wag school and see me off at the airport..and I still need to finish packing…
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 4, 2009 | Churches, Faith, Israel
Comment: This was one of my first every posts on a now defunct blog This is one of those trips that I never dreamt I’d make! I’m visiting Israel on work – of course I said yes when asked to go I’m blogging on my new toy -the eee pc. I...
