Galilee and didn't those Romans go everywhere
Trip Start
Sep 19, 2010
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Trip End
Oct 31, 2010
Beit She'an , Northern District, Israel
Thursday, October 7, 2010
So off to our second choice the Beit She’an hostel some 40 km south of the Sea. Good hostel and booked there for three nights, had lunch at the restaurant attached and then when to see the archaeological park in town. Some of it typically Roman; theatre, colonnaded street bath house
all those places that Rome needed for a place to be civilised. Up on the hill was the Egyptian governors house from several thousand years earlier and everything in between including the fact that the Israelite King Saul meet a nasty end nearby.
Had a little walk later that evening around the shops and supermarket and brought some supplies. Did perhaps get somewhat geographically confused walking back to the hostel but got to see more free range bats.
Then dinner at the hostel restaurant selecting the food from our tables touch screen menu.
Sue's story:
We left Jaffa this morning to find the hostel Poriya by Tiberius by the Sea of Galilee, which we had viewed on the internet, before we had left home. On arriving we were meet with this an amazing view, with the sky being a beautiful blue and the sun shining over the sea it made for a great photo. It was a pity the place was closed due to renovations and building. The wooden self-contained chalet/cabin type buildings with trees around and looking over the sea made a great setting. It was time to move on and look for our second choice hostel Beit She’an. This was a distance from the sea and more inland but still a good hostel.
After booking in and having lunch we went to see the archaeological park in town. It was typically Roman with its theatre, colonnaded streets and bath houses with some mosaics. It was a very well preserved site.
In the evening we went for a walk around the town. Pat got us hopelessly lost. He was taking us in a direction away from our hostel and I kept telling him this didn’t feel right we should be going the other way. We met some young locals who thankfully could speak English and yes told us we were going in the wrong direction and hence forth told us how to get back. We finally made it to the hostel after a long walk back.
