The Basic Geography Of The Trip To Date

It occurred to me that many of those reading are probably like me before I got here: without a good idea of the basic geography of Israel. Here's a map and a quick explanation (partly for myself so I can remember it all).

The locations circled in red are the more well-known ones that we've visited so far. To give a quick recap of where we've been, we landed in Tel Aviv, and drove north along the Mediterranean. The first place we visited, Caesarea, is located near Hadera (not circled). We would eventually spend that night in Tiberias, which is not shown on this map, but is a town located on the western shores of the Sea Of Galilee. The next day was spent almost entirely with the Sea Of Galilee within sight. Everything in this post would be reflected there. On the next day, we went north and east from Galilee. We were within sight of both the Syrian and Lebanese borders at different times before returning back and having the baptism in the Jordan, which flows into and out of the Sea Of Galilee. (I'm not 100% certain, but I *THINK* the baptism was on the north side of Galilee. On Sunday morning we packed the bus and left the hotel in Tiberias. We went to Nazareth, and a couple of other places, then traveled south in the West Bank area, essentially right along the Jordan River, to Jericho, viewing the heavily-fortified border with Jordan for miles and miles along the way. We entered Jerusalem Sunday evening shortly before sunset. The rest of the trip will be spent in and around Jerusalem, with the exception of an excursion down to the Dead Sea, I believe. Hope that helps.