Old and New

Luxury hotels share the Tiberias skyline with ancient structures of Jesus' time.  Located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, the town feels more like a resort town, where ancient ruins are neither maintained nor sought by religious pilgrims.  But, the town is important to Jews and Christians. When the Romans crushed the Jewish rebellion and …

Ethiopian Rush

The Leonardo Club Hotel in Tiberias has the most unique, and smartest, elevators I have ever seen.  There are no floor buttons inside the elevator; you select the floor you want from outside the elevator. In the picture above, the lobby elevator bank was a typical "box canyon", with elevator "A" on the left, "B" …