A wander in the Judean desert.
We tramped down the Wadi Qelt from the Monastery of St George Khoziba to Jericho. This monastery was originally built in the 4th century over a cave believed to have been the cave of the prophet Elijah, where he was fed by ravens.
 |
| Above Wadi Qelt |
 |
| Dan Koski - our Guide |
 |
| Orthodox monastery of St George Khoziba |
 |
| This is considered quite green! |
 |
| A flock of goats in the distance... |
 |
| The entrance to one of the cells - OSH wouldn't be happy |
 |
| The chapel of the prophet Elijah |
 |
| The trail |
 |
| A happy tramper |
 |
| One of the hermitages - occupied presently |
 |
| Jericho in the distance |
 |
| The trail - lots of vegetation which will be burnt off in the coming weeks |
 |
| Zachariah's sycamore tree in Jericho - This one is only 400 years old and there is a stump elsewhere said to be the remains of the "real" tree |
 |
| A modern Orthodox Church, Jericho |
 |
| The Good Samaritan |
 |
| The Dormition of Mary |
 |
| Ceiling of the Church |
No comments:
Post a Comment