Travels With Carole

Come along with me and share the excitement as I explore the world researching freelance articles. These blog posts offer short chunks of travel that you can digest quickly as well as plenty of photos so you get the picture. You'll have some fun, make discoveries, and pick up great ideas and information for your own vacations. Think of me as your canary in the coal mine. For even more travel inspiration, visit my BERKELEY AND BEYOND website at http://www.berkeleyandbeyond.com.

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July 13, 2012

Nazareth, Israel: Basilica of the Annunciation; things to do

Basilica of the Annunciation

A modern Roman Catholic church in Nazareth holds Mary’s Well--the grotto on its lower level that was the cave home of Mary and the site of the Annunciation (when an angel told Mary she was going to bear the son of God). This is the largest Christian church in the Middle East.

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July 2, 2012

Nazareth, Israel: Mary’s Well; things to do

Mary’s Well

This famous site is believed to be where the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced that she would bear the Son of God (an event known as the Annunciation). Located just below the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Mary's Well is positioned over an underground spring that was for centuries a local watering hole for the Arab villagers. It is now like a city park.

Mary's Well in Nazareth, Israel

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March 26, 2012

Nazareth, Israel: Tishreen; restaurant review

Tishreen

56 Spring St., 04-6084666.

Owned by two Arab men, serene Tishreen serves Palestinian cuisine. A large stone oven left by previous Italian tenants is used to prepare oven-cooked Arab dishes. One of our guides’ favorites restaurants, he just gives the owners a budget and says, “Spoil me.” Delicious dishes we sampled include stuffed mushrooms, eggplant and cauliflower salads, a brilliant lemony-mint tabbuli that was wonderfully heavy on the parsley, and a spectacular hummus. From the oven, we enjoyed flat kofta meat patties, the house’s signature coffee chicken (recipe here), and Arab pizza (chicken and caramelized onions on flat bread).

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image c2012 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

June 22, 2012

Nazareth, Israel: Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation; things to do

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation/Church of St. Gabriel/St. Gabriel's Greek Orthodox Church

Probably established in Byzantine-era Palestine, this Eastern Orthodox church was rebuilt during the Crusades and again in the 18th century. It currently serves Nazareth’s Arab citizens. The church is located over an underground spring, which according to Eastern Orthodox belief is where at the time of the Annunciation the Virgin Mary got her water. Water from the spring still runs inside the church apse and also feeds into the adjacent Mary's Well, located 150 yards from the church.

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August 14, 2012

Sights to See: Zippori National Park, Lower Galilee, Israel

Zippori National Park

In the western Lower Galilee, 04-6568272.

Zippori National Park displays the remains of a large ancient city that is believed to be the home of the parents of Mary, mother of Jesus. Rosemary grows wild here, as it does almost everywhere in Israel. The site has a small amphitheater dating to 20 BC and glorious mosaics. A small fortress offers a panoramic roof-top view that includes the main excavation, Nazareth, and Hosaya--a modern orthodox village with a nice B&B and the ancient Kefer Kedem tourist village.

More things to do in Galilee area of Israel.

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image c2012 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

April 10, 2018

Portland, Oregon: Mediterranean Exploration Company; restaurant review

Mediterranean Exploration Company

333 NW 13th Ave., (503) 222-0906. D daily. No reservations.

Diners line up to feast on the innovative eastern Mediterranean cuisine served family-style at the Mediterranean Exploration Company. The small-plates menu offers dishes from Israel and surrounding areas in a vibrant setting. Decor is industrial, with a variety of seating, including some high round tables and a bar that works well for solo diners.

Cocktails are fun--I enjoyed a Peach Panther featuring gin and crushed ice that went well with the food--and draft beers and wine and plenty more are also available. Menu highlights include the house pita with s’hug sauces, lamb meatballs with honey and saffron, and Lebanese baked eggplant with ground lamb and feta, and many people come especially for the dramatic grilled octopus tentacle. More items from the extensive menu that are on my list for a return visit are the shalosh sauces, the labneh fried cauliflower, the Moroccan Brick Chicken, and the Nazareth kebabs.