20/12/08
We toured Capernaum where Jesus made his home and began his preaching in the synagogue (Mark 1:21-28). Where the holy site is, there is also a church built over it and we saw the original site of stones and rocks in an area which has a glass covering over the hole in the church.
Here we also saw the traditional house of St. Peter which was discovered together with a group of houses beneathe the reamains of an old Byzantine church.
We toured Capernaum where Jesus made his home and began his preaching in the synagogue (Mark 1:21-28). Where the holy site is, there is also a church built over it and we saw the original site of stones and rocks in an area which has a glass covering over the hole in the church.
Here we also saw the traditional house of St. Peter which was discovered together with a group of houses beneathe the reamains of an old Byzantine church.
The two pictures below show an olive press and an olive mill. Both these stone equipment were used during the time of Jesus to make olive oils and also to mill flour.
We had lunch at the restaurant which served the traditional St. Peter's fish. This was the typical Tilapia fish which is a fresh water fish caught off the Sea of Galilee. It was deep fried to crispy and my children definitely enjoyed this lunch tremendously. Bitter coffee was served and we had to eat the dates first to sweeten our tongues before drinking the coffee.
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