Nazareth

We had a great day today...travelled by shuttle to Nazareth (took about 3hours with stops to drop off people in Tel Aviv and a kibbutz) and checked into our inn (a 200 year old Ottoman mansion). We observed/learned some things today...wait staff do not bring your check until you tell them you’re ready, most of the city is closed today for the Christian sabbath, saw no pet dogs, just stray cats (and thin ones at that)! We explored the Basilica of the Annunciation Church, and a Christian wedding (being said in Hebrew!) was in progress. The neat part about the Church was the mosaics made around the world depicting Mary and Jesus. It was moving to hear a Polish group sing in front of the mosaic from Poland. We have met people from around the world. The lower level had grottoes from the time of the Crusades.
We can only send a few pictures on the blog before it gets overwhelmed going from a Google platform to an Apple platform.