Holy Anargyroi Pilgrimage 2011 Itinerary: Israel and Turkey

DATE2011.07.11 MONDAY DAY 1 Travel to Turkey

1. Bus to MSP2. Plane to Chicago3. Plane to Istanbul, Turkey4. Misc Photos from Day 1

2011.07.12 TUESDAY DAY 2 Arrival in Istanbul

1. Arrival in Istanbul, Turkey2. Hotel Check-In & Dinner 3. Night out at Taksim Square / Independence Avenue4. Misc Photos from Day 2

2011.07.13 WEDNESDAY DAY 3 First Day of Tour in Istanbul, Turkey

1. Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople2. Decon Niphon Tour of St. George Church w/relics at Patriarchate3. Private Audience w/Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople4. Church of Vlachernae: Ti Ypermacho5. Balooukli Monastery: Life Giving Fount6. Agia Sofia7. Boat ride on the Bosphorus8. Misc Photos from Day 3

2011.07.14 THURSDAY DAY 4 Second Day of Tour in Istanbul, Turkey

1. Chora Monastery2. Turkish Handmade Pottery: Firca Store3. Hippodrome of Constantinople4. Topkapi Palace: Ottoman Sultans5. Turkish Handmade Rugs: Store6. Ice Cream Parlor - The Best Ever!!!7. Misc Photos from Day 4

2011.07.15 FRIDAY DAY 5 First Day of Tour in Israel, Samaria and Galilee

1. Travel from Istanbul to Israel2. Jaffa/Joppa: Archangel Michael Monastery3. Caesarea: Herod’s Aqueduct4. Armageddon / Megiddo / Jezreel Valley / Mount Carmel (Elijah vs Baal Prophets)5. Misc Photos from Day 5

2011.07.16 SATURDAY DAY 6 Second Day of Tour in Israel, Galilee

1. Mary Magdalene Archaeological Dig2. The Ancient Boat Museum3. Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee4. Capernaum: Mount of Beatitudes5. Capernaum: Holy Apostles Monastery6. Capernaum Ruins7. Fish Lunch at Sea of Galilee8. Tiberius: Holy Apostles Monastery9. Jordan River: Baptism Renewal10. Misc Photos from Day 6

2011.07.17 SUNDAY DAY 7 Third Day of Tour in Israel, Galilee

1. Capernaum: Divine Liturgy at Holy Apostles Monastery2. Mount Tabor: Transfiguration Monastery3. Nazareth: Church of the Annunciation Well4. Nazareth: Joseph and the Virgin Mary’s home5. Cana: Saint George Monastery (site of Wedding in Cana)6. Misc Photos from Day 7

2011.07.18 MONDAY DAY 8 Fourth Day of Tour in Israel

1. Bus from Galilee to Judea2. Jordan River: Baptismal site of Jesus (Theophany)3. Judean Desert: Saint Gerasimos Monastery of the Jordan4. Jericho: Tree of Zacchaeus, Prophet Elisha Monastery5. Jericho: The Cable Car Lift6. Jericho: Monastery of the Temptation (Saration)7. The Dead Sea: Swimming8. Judean Desert: Saint George Choroza Monastery9. Bus from Judea to Jerusalem10. Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulcher 11. Misc Photos from Day 8