One of my favorite parts about visiting the Church of the Annunciation was seeing all the depictions of Virgin Mary and Jesus from different countries. It’s interesting how Virgin Mary takes on the appearance of the people from each country.
Virgin Mary from Indonesia (left) and Uruguay (right)
Virgin Mary and Jesus from China
Virgin Mary and Jesus from Spain
Virgin Mary and Jesus from Korea
Virgin Mary and Jesus from Germany (notice the Berlin Wall)
Virgin Mary and Jesus from Thailand
Virgin Mary and Jesus from Greece
Virgin Mary and Jesus from Georgia (left) and Italy (right)
Virgin Mary from USA
Here are some other photos from our stay in Nazareth. The view from the MEET office in Nazareth is pretty spectacular.
Church of the Annunciation
Church of the Annunciation
View from the Church of the Annunciation
Church of the Annunciation
Church of the Annunciation
Church of the Annunciation
Location of the MEET office in Nazareth
Location of the MEET office in Nazareth
Nazareth
Art at the Nazareth Industrial Park
View from the Nazareth Industrial Park
View from the Nazareth Industrial Park
View from the Nazareth Industrial Park
Half-eaten shawarma
Baklava and some other sweets
Tel Aviv
When Shankha and I were boarding the train to Tel Aviv, I had my first “conversation” with someone in Hebrew! A woman just happened to say three words in Hebrew that I understood (excuse me, HaHagana, correct?), so I was able to respond “yes” in Hebrew 🙂 I was so proud of myself.
Our day trip to Tel Aviv covered a crafts market, the Carmel Market, sabich for lunch, biking along the Tel Aviv Beach, exploring Old Jaffa, eating Capitolina Ice Cream, meeting up with Shankha’s friend Ellie, and riding a sherut (shared taxi) back to Jerusalem. We covered a lot of ground and made it home alive (though Shankha insists that staying alive is too low of a bar).
Shankha on the train
Train at Jerusalem-Malha Station
Getting ready to board the train
Crafts market along Nahalat Binyamin Street
Crafts market along Nahalat Binyamin Street
Sabich: pita stuffed with fried eggplant and hard-boiled eggs
