Wow. See I told you December was busy! It makes me tired just thinking about it, but its been so good to relive these memories from a few months ago. Sometimes I think that we are doing so many amazing things that it feels like a dream and somehow my memories of these times go missing. Buuut, that is what photos are for! And this blog.
So the day after we got home from Paris, we were off to Egypt. (Which stressed us out in the Paris airport when our flight was on a creeping delay and the snow was NOT letting up.. Eeek! All was good though..) We met our friends, Dan and Eliza Stine, in Egypt, but they had to get back to Prague when we headed to the Middle East. So we were on our own for the rest of the time. The entire trip was just amazing and we saw so many biblical and heritage sites. It was definitely overwhelming at times. We loved all the places we went to and had unbelievable experiences throughout the trip. The only bad experience was getting into Jerusalem at 7pm without a place to stay. (The place we were supposed to stay cancelled on us last minute.) Oh! And seeing teenagers carrying machine guns. Yah. That was a bit disturbing at first... But of course, God was looking out for us and gave us a fantastic place to stay that was probably one of the best hotels we've stayed at ever!
We really met
the kindest people in Jordan and Israel though. A man offered us a ride into Amman from the airport. And not just into the city. Straight up to the front desk of our hostel! In Jerusalem, the man who ran the hotel sat us down for tea and told us everything we need to do in Israel and all about Shabbat, so that we would know when places were going to close and what the local traditions are. He even put fresh bread and fruit in our room to celebrate Shabbat. And then at dinner one night, I overheard a couple next to us at the restaurant mention something about Prague to the server. Turns out they were Czech and were living in Prague! We live in
such a small world!
So here are the photos... Loves. Leah
ps. I know I'm not explaining our trips in great detail on this blog, but it just takes too long for me to do. If you have any questions regarding our travels though, feel free to ask :)
