israel post 2

So here I am, with more trip details...  :)

On our second day in Israel, we started off with the Caesarea National Park. This was an area that was built by Herod the Great...he apparently was a cruel man, but had amazing ideas in architecture.

In front of the Caesarea entrance.

This was Herod's huge theater...the design allowed for stage actors and singers to be heard clearly without microphones.

Chris on the theater steps, with the Mediterranean behind him.

Me, on the theater steps.

During the days of Herod, there would be chariot races along this "race track".

Us with the track behind us.

This is our amazing tour guide, Yuval! We loved him -- the amount of knowledge he has is immense!

The Mediterranean Sea at Herod's port, just gorgeous!

Some sights along the way, from the bus. This was a typical housing area along the Mediterranean coast.

A little graffiti along the way...Chris loves graffiti!

And to close it out, here is a beautiful scene along the coast. 

This was just the first part of this second day...still to go is Mt. Carmel/Valley of Armageddon and Megiddo.

:)