After nearly a week in Jerusalem—including a day trip to Bethleham, a mud-covered float in the Dead Sea, and a trek up Masada (see the cliff picture below)—we hopped on a bus headed to Tiberius on the Sea of Galilee. To our pleasant surprise there has yet to be a barge-church built on the sight where Jesus walked on water…maybe one day. 
It was so refreshing to be out of the big city and enjoy Israel’s more natural side. The scenery was beautiful. It was easy to picture what it would have been like 2000 years ago. Same desolate hills. Same blue water. Same sun. On our second day in Tiberius, and last day in Israel, we rented two bicycles and biked around the entire sea (or lake, but sea sounds better), stopping only to grab lunch at a roadside kibbutz and snap a few photos of the Jordan River.
It’s a beautiful area up there, and make for a grand finale to an unforgettable visit to the Holy Land.
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