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In 1990, the Franciscans built an unusually-shaped modern Church of St. Peter over the site of the original St. Peter’s house.
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| Octagonal in shape and rather spaceship-like in appearance.
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| It is elevated on pillars and has a glass floor, so that visitors can still see the original church below (also octagonal)
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| Interior of St. Peter's Church. The centre is the glass floor where you can look at the original church
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The ruins of the synagogue of Capernaum, 4AD
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| Beneath this synagogue lies the ruins of an older synagogue, where it is believed that Jesus had preached then
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| The inscription says 'Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church (Matthew 16:18)
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| The fish is now his symbol. Ah yes, we had the St. Peter's fish at lunch (what a tourist gimmick)- Check out the meals album
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The shore of the inland sea of Galilee, where we had our lunch. The lady in the picture was a professional violinist from Estonia, whom I met in the tour
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| Yes, the Sea of Galilee is not small. This is also the sea where it is mentioned many times in the Bible, including the most famous miracle 'Jesus walks on water'. (Mark 6:45-52)
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| Either the cat has a long tongue or he must be really desperate...
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The good, the bad and the ugly!
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