100 Churches Part II

Notes from the Author. When I went on a Holy Pilgrimage Tour in Jordan, Israel, and Egypt, we visited a lot of churches. Churches were built on most biblical sites, and these are just a few of them.

Visited in May 2006

Church 012. Holy Sepulchre Church. Site of the Cavalry.

Church 013. Church Of Nativity, Bethlehem. Site where Jesus’ was born. The oldest church in use. It has small entrance to prevent Persian invaders from getting inside and destroy the church.

014. Shepherds’ Field and Cave Chapel.Not a church, but it is a significant place as this is where the angels appeared to the shepherds announcing the birth of Christ.

015. Church of Golgotta. Site of the Crucifixion.

016. Church of the Beatitudes. The famous Sermon on the Mount.

017. Church in Gethsemane. Site where Jesus wept in the garden of olives.

018. Carmelite Church, Mt. Carmel.

019. Basilica of Visitation, Ein Kerem. Site where Mary visited Elizabeth who was pregnant with John the Baptist. Also the site where John was born.

020. Church of the Transfiguration, Mt. Tabor.

021. House of Caiphas, where Jesus was arrested. Was transformed into church.

022. Basilica of Annunciation, Nazareth. Site where Mary lived and where Gabriel appeared to Mary.

023. Church of the Primacy of St. Peter. This is the site where Jesus and the apostles ate when Jesus appeared to the disciples after His resurrection and where Peter re-committed to Jesus following his denial.

024. Church in Mt. Nebo, Jordan. Moses’ burial site.

025. Church in Cana. The first miracle of Jesus which is transforming water into wine happened in Cana.

Travel Photos in Black & White

Just my B&W photo experiments of the places I’ve been to.

Morning Walks at the Fort Bonifacio Global City

6am, 07-2009.

Notes from the Author. Briskwalking has been part of my exercise routine. The Fort is one of the few places in Metro Manila that is nice to do briskwalks. Since it is a relatively new area, it is clean and less polluted, and there are still a lot of greenery which makes walking more enjoyable.

I took random shots one day, while I was walking. Construction of new buildings are going so fast that sooner or later the Fort will be the next Makati city.

Just enjoying the view, while it’s still there. You’ll never know, these lots could be replaced by buildings by the next year or so.

The best time to take photos is early in the morning when the sun is just starting to go up.

High rise buildings (Pacific Plaza at the farthest left, One Mckinley beside it, one of the earlier buildings built here).

Nice to see people jogging, walking and cycling.

High Street Bonifacio in the morning. Open air mall.

More on-going construction.

I can’t help but stop to look at the store window display of one of the shoe stores. (One of the many enjoyments of walking here :P)