Our last day – we make our way to the airport in Tel Aviv later, but first a last look around Nazareth.
We were taken to the Synagogue Church – a small stone building where Jesus himself may have read and taught. Next door was the newer Orthodox church. Both buildings very beautiful in their different ways – one in its simplicity and the other with its rich decoration.
Synagogue Church
From here we walked down through the market to the Church of the Annunciation – a large basilica built over the site where the Angel announced to Mary, the mother of Jesus, that she would have a son.
We walked on through the market stopping at some of the shops, and finally meting up with our group at the cake shop – our final meeting point before boarding the coach to the airport.
At the airport it seemed that it was harder to leave Israel than to enter it. First we had to queue with our group as our group leaders were taken to one side and questioned – about who were were, where we had been etc. Then it seemed that they selected members from the queue at random and questioned them in the same way. All our bags were then x-rayed and Julie was asked to queue at another desk where she was questioned about the ceramics and plates inside – and if they had been gifts. After this we were allowed to go to the airline check-in desk.
The through passport control and finally onto the plane home!
10 days in May 