Tiberias and the Area
Once
again we were invited by our “Moadon Tvuna,” (in English, “The
Wisdom Club”) in our hometown Tuval, for a wonderful day-trip with
our
amazing tour guide, Avirama Harris,
We
left Tuval in the morning and drove to the Hamat National Park.
We ate our picnic breakfast there and then took a short walk on site,
to see the synagogue mosaic - one of the most beautiful in the
country from the Mishnaic and Talmudic period. We also saw an
excellent
audio-visual presentation inside the ancient synagogue. Some of us
soaked our
feet in the hot pools and walked barefoot on the 'reflexology trail'
there - a
walkway with colorful stones and pebbles implanted in the cement.
From
there we continued on to Moshavat Kinneret,
and walked along a short, easy and very historical route.
We talked about the return of date palms to Israel and
the famous 'Scent of
the
Saltbush' (famous from Naomi Shemer’s song about the Eucalyptus
Grove,
which we walked through as we sang the song), and ended up at the 'Yardenit' (a
sacred baptism spot for Christians).
From
there we took a short drive to the Medical and Pioneers Museum in
Moshav Menachemiya, and there
we enjoyed a picnic
lunch as well as a short workshop on making rosemary oil.
Our guide
there, Malka, was so sweet!
Our first stop was right on the main road, heading south leaving Tiberias.
The Reflexology Trail in Hamat
Next, we drove from Tiberias to Moshavat Kinneret and started an easy, 2 km stroll down a path that was full of history and fascinating explanations. (If you are interested in the explanations, go back to the top and click on the links provided. It's worth it!)
Enjoy this short video clip of us walking through the Eucalyptus Grove, with Nomi Shemer's song being played for us on Avirama's portable loudspeaker.
Right across the street from the grove is the Yardenit near Degania, a sacred place for Christians where they come from all over the world to be Baptized in the Jordan River.
From here we took a ten-minute drive to Moshav Menachamiya, the first moshav in the area, founded in 1901. Here we visited the "Doctor's House" ("Medical and Pioneers Museum"), had lunch, and Malka taught us how to make rosemary-infused olive oil.
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