Cook's handbook for Palestine and Syria Author:Thomas Cook Ltd Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PART I RAIL, CARRIAGE, AND HOTEL TOURS (A) LOWER PALESTINE INCLUDING JAFFA, JERUSALEM, BETHLEHEM, JERICHO, THE DEAD SEA, JORDAN, ETC., ETC. ... more »VISITING JAFFA, JERUSALEM, BETHLEHEM, JERICHO, THE DEAD SEA, JORDAN, ETC. (Occupying 6 or 8 Days) ITINERARY OF 8-DAY TOUR First Day.—Land at Jaffa, the ancient Joppa. In the afternoon proceed by train to Jerusalem. Second Day.—Morning : Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, containing within its walls the traditional site of the Sepulchre of Christ, also the tomb of Joseph of Arimathaea, the site of Calvary, etc. Afterwards the Muristan or Hospital of Knights of St. John, the German Church o St. Saviour, which the German Emperor consecrated in 1898 ; the Russian Hospice and Chapel, in which portions of the ancient walls are to be seen ; Abyssinian Convent, etc. Afternoon : Donkey ride along the valleys of Gihon, Hinnom, and Jehoshaphat, passing by Aceldama or Potter's Field, En Kogel, Pool of Siloam, Virgin's Well, Tombs of Zechariah, St. James, and Absalom, Garden of Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, Carmelite Convent, Chapel of Ascension, the Mosaic, Russian Tower, Tomb of the Virgin, Grotto of Agony. Third and Fourth Days.—Carriage drive to Jericho, the Dead Sea, and the Jordan, visiting Bethany on the return journey. Fifth Day.—In the morning visit the Dome of the Rock, commonly called the Mosque of Omar, on the summit of Mount Moriah, Mosque el- Aksa, and Solomon's stables. In the afternoon drive to Bethlehem. Sixth Day.—Morning : Visit the sights on Mount Zion, including the Armenian Church of St. James, with all its points of interest, viz., residence of the Armenian Patriarch, College, and extensive Monastery for the accommodation of the Armenian Pilgrims. Then proceed to the Palace of Caiaphas ...« less