Welcome

Welcome to my 2011 follow up to the hugely successful blog of 'Jotown and Wally on the road'.

Here you'll be able to follow my quiet 'lifestyle',as I wander around the highways,byways,mountains and trails of Europe, in my van affectionately called 'Wally', or further afield using metal wings !

If I'm around where you are, and you want me to call - or visit me...just let me know ..

You can follow my adventures and keep in touch by posting messages whilst I am travelling.

For those of you who are returning for the second season then I expect more messages than in 2010....... this year there is a counter of page views at the foot of the page, so I will be watching.....!



Thursday, 24 February 2011

Farewell to The Holy Land

A long final day in Israel, starting with bags packed and onto the coach by 7-30 a.m., and after a swift breakfast, we left and made our way to Caeserea Maritime, the ancient Roman capital, built to impress the Romans, and still impressing people today. IMG_4925

Firstly we stopped on the coast, and saw the remains of the ancient Aqueduct, then on to the site of the ancient city http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea

A fantastically preserved area, IMG_4969with many,many columns and features remaining virtually intact,with the Ampitheatre an excellent example.

After lunch we drove to the airport, for our interrogation by El Al security, and our long trip home…firstly to London, arriving 9 p.m. ‘ish, then the coach back to Quarndon, and then  ‘Wally’  to take us back home, arriving around  2 a.m….a long day !

And my verdict on the  Holy Land  ?-many fantastic sites to see,far too much to take in on one trip,a great surprise to me to see the way differing people are treated –and ‘downtrodden’,I should like to return for a ‘prayerful pilgrimage’..one day

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