At the Speed of LIght

Today, we got off to an early start. Up by 6:00 am and on the road with a stomach full of breakfast at 7:30. We went to Caesarea on the sea first. This the port city that Peter visited to baptize a Roman soldier. The city was made in honor of Caesar Augustus by Herod the Great (who tried to kill Jesus as a baby). The ruins were very impressive. The entire tour was quick, not quite at the speed of light but close.

The Hippodrome - for chariot races - with the port in the background 

Tal explaining the difference between a theater and an amphitheater

While this looks big, it used to be two rows higher - earthquakes - aren't they annoying

If you look close enough at the second row, you can see Piilatus - Pontius Pilate's name - this is the only
evidence that he really was in the Governor of the Romans in Judea

Where Pilate would have lived

Close up of the Port

Part of Pilate's home, washed away into the sea

In the background, the apse of a Christian church 

Tal points to a point over the top of the ruins which was a pagan temple, a Christian Church, a temple, a Church, a Mosque, a Church, ... you get the point 

It is possible that St. Paul might have stayed in an arched room like the one you see in the background when he was brought to Caesarea for sentencing before he went to Rome.