Friday, March 2, 2012: Day 6

Friday, Mar. 2 -  Although the days aren't any shorter here in Israel, today will be a short blog because of our shortened day (schedule).  Again this was due to the snowy weather.  Please see pictures below and yes that is snow.  After breakfast and a brief discussion, we left the King Solomon and headed to Bethlehem.  Once in Bethlehem, we visited  Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity.  The Church of the Nativity is the traditional site of Jesus' birth.  What a day to be in Bethlehem and for it to be snowing.  We ate at a very nice local restaurant called St. George's.  From lunch we did what most love to do on the trip and that is to shop.  Hopefully your accounts back home are not empty.  We left Bethlehem and after a quick trip around the walls of the "Old City", we arrived back home to the King Solomon.  Tonight we welcome in Sabbath...Shabbat Shalom from Israel, Ian