Brian+M

Anonymous Woman's Travel Diary, 1913

Feb. 17. We drove on & got to nazarath[holy land] at 6; had some rain on the way. Came across plains of Esdraelon[vally of jazreel], saw Mt. Caramel & Mt.Labor.

Feb. 18. A rainy day. After breakfast started out to see Nazarath[holy land]. Curch of the annunciation, fountain of mary, synagogue in which christ preached, table of christ, house of the virgin, & virgins kitchen [underground grotto] in church of annunciation.

Feb. 19. Left nazareth[holy land] at 8 am. A terrible road all the way & very muddy. We had tea out on the balcony, then took a walk through the town & along the to the sulpher-spring [hot springs]; got back just in time for dinner.

Feb. 20. Started at 7:30 am. t row across the sea of galilee[lake of gennesaret],[lake kinneret],[sea of tiberias],[tiberias lake] to capernenni it took 2 hrs. Visited the ruins. shown by the one monk who lived there & got back in time for lunch.

Feb.21. Left tiberias at 7 a.m. & took steamer across the lake to tamahli where we had to wait for an hour for train. Then took train for damascus, which we reached at 5 p.m...

Feb.22. Went out after breakfast, first to mosque omaiyade, then walked around through the bazars a little, but came home about 11 & wrote letter till lunch. Took a carriage & drove up on the hill where we had a fine veiw over the city & off to Mt.Hermon. Then came back & went through bazars, seeing the different trades at work. Finished letter after dinner.

Feb.23. Took a carriage which broke down so had to come back & get another one. Dove to House of Amanias, the crypt of a church, then visited nassan's & saw the brass work & invalid wood work; bought post cards on the way back. went in bazars again till 4:30 but could find nothing to buy.

Feb.27. Started at 8:45 for the drive to dog river, along the shore, where we saw assyrian inscriptions on the rocks & old roman bridge. Got back just in time for lunch. A beutiful drive.

Mar.1....landed at rhodes...

Mar.2...reached smyrna[tepekul] & landed about about 1:30 & came to hotel huck. Took a walk along the quai.

Mar.3....took an extrusion to ephesus...on a special train.

Mar.4. Went to bazar in morning & bought some embroideries & again in the afternoon. Then wrote letter. A rainy day.