Category Archives: Faith

There’s still more to see (or see again!)

I’m old enough to have to look at photographs I’ve taken each day to remember the order in which things happened – for example I forgot to tell you that on my first venture out of the hotel I found a jewellery shop called Moriah where they take bits of the Temple Rock from excavationsContinue reading “There’s still more to see (or see again!)”

Walking the Old City

One of the things I love about the Old City of Jerusalem is its size: it’s easy to get everywhere and the longer you walk the more shortcuts you find. Apparently Thursday and Monday are the busiest days at the Western Wall as they are the favoured Bar Mitzvah days – that very important ceremonyContinue reading “Walking the Old City”

Back in Jerusalem (so soon!!)

Had you asked me in May whether I expected to return to Israel after my June visit, I would probably have said ‘No’, but then I found a project to work on and decided that, to get the bee out of my bonnet, I needed to return sooner rather than later. Fares were reasonably pricedContinue reading “Back in Jerusalem (so soon!!)”

A return to the Western Wall ( the first of many)

So back I went to the Western Wall to catch the evening light. I had been struck earlier in the day by the fact that many Jewish women of all ages were at the Wall but I saw very few Muslim women at the Dome of the Rock: judging by the number wearing borrowed itemsContinue reading “A return to the Western Wall ( the first of many)”

To BA on BA

Sunday, January 8th 2017 – almost two and a half years since last anything was posted here. There have been a few attempts, but nothing got as far as being published. Here are a couple of samples: ‘But I have travelled. Immediately after America there were short visits to Paris and Florence. Then there wasContinue reading “To BA on BA”

… and yet more from New Zealand’s South island

The next day I continued the drive northwards along the west coast. Once again I wasn’t sure how far I would get but had three places in mind to visit. Although the drive was not as spectacular as that from Haast to the glaciers, it was beautiful – cattle grazing in meadows at the footContinue reading “… and yet more from New Zealand’s South island”

…and even more ‘How Great Thou Art!’ moments

Sitting at the computer in Chiang Mai, I find it hard to believe that it is just a month since I was travelling the South Island. I’ve only been back a week and it feels like a looooooong tme, though I’ve achieved very little as I almost feel as if I’m still on holiday. ThatContinue reading “…and even more ‘How Great Thou Art!’ moments”

…and there are still more!

January 3, 2011 was the day I realised how long holidays can be. Waking early, I settled the account at the hotel and drove back in to Dunedin. In many ways it was much more like a small country town in Scotland than the capital after whom it is named; a very unassuming town toContinue reading “…and there are still more!”

More ‘How Great Thou Art!’ moments from New Zealand’s South Island

It’s strange how the weather on this trip has been just right for some activities and just wrong for some! Our enjoyment of the vistas of the Coromandel Peninsula had been diminished a bit by the rain, but we saw a different side of it. On this first day of 2011 I was able toContinue reading “More ‘How Great Thou Art!’ moments from New Zealand’s South Island”