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      St Peter's Visit to Israel 2007 - Day 6     
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The Church of the Nativity
The small entrance from the inside
A fragment of Byzantine floor mosaic
Inside the Church of the Nativity
If your shorts are too short you have to wear a tea towel!
Queuing to get in to the Nativity Grotto
The poor box
A side entrance to the Church of the Nativity.
The chapel of ST Jerome.
A courtyard of the Church of the Nativity.
The Star in the Nativity Grotto
Kissing the Star in the Nativity Grotto
Manager Square.
An Israeli settlement next to Bethlehem.
The hill of Herodium
The fortress of Herodium is inside the hill.
A farm in the Judean Wilderness.
Herods swimming pool and pleasure area
Inside a cistern at Herodium
A prayer huddled in the desert
The team outside the steam room at Herodium
The church at the Shepherds Field
Admiring the inside of the Church
A wall painting at the Shepherds Field
A wall painting at the Shepherds Field
A wall painting at the Shepherds Field
The dome at the Shepherds Field
An altar detail at the Shepherds Field
Quiet contemplation at the Shepherds Field
Quiet puzzlement at the Shepherds Field
One of the Pools of Solomon
A meal in a tent with friends
A meal in a tent with friends