The streets of Bethlehem as we approached the Church of the Nativity.







The entrance to the Church of the Nativity. It has been kept to its original small entrance.


The Church of the Nativity

The Church of the Nativity is currently undergoing significant restoration and thus we were not able to see the main church in its glory. We were still able to celebrate mass in the chapel.
























Lunch with a Christian Family in Beit Sahour





The Sanctuary at the Sheperds' Field

Again designed by the Fransciscans and Barluzzi.






The Sheperds' Field




Bethlehem in the Sheperds Field

Looking out from the Shepherds' Field across the valley



Driving through the West Bank

Fences between the West Bank areas and the roads that Israelis are allowed to drive on





Construction of new Israeli settlements in the West Bank