The Via Dolorosa, or Way of Suffering, in Jerusalem is the path walked by Jesus from prison to the crucifixion. This is traditional 14th stations walked by pilgrims today, from the Lion’s Gate to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Special thanks to all my friends who helped out on this episode:
Charles & Erin McFall
Dwayne & [...]

We visit the ancient city of Meggido.

Small Places returns to Istanbul, for a trip up the Bosphorus Strait.
The music for this episode is Rahks Port Said, by Mohammed El-Bakkar.

Deep in the Sinai Desert is the oldest continually inhabited Christian monastery, Saint Catherine’s.

Athens, Greece. The birthplace of Western democracy. Home to Socrates, Plato, Sophocles, and Aristotle. Today, we’re here to visit the Athens Acropolis.
Music is the traditional Greek children’s choral St. Basil’s Hymn, arranged for hammer dulcimer by Malcolm Dalglish and performed by Bill Flanagan

After a long wait, another episode of Small Places.
This time we visit Be’er Sheva, Israel, home to many of the Patriarchs and an important Biblical site.

The Fortress Kale in beautiful Skopje, Macedonia. If you have never been to the Balkans, and especially Macedonia, do yourself a favor and go. Beautiful country, and wonderful people.
Our Macedonian Rom music, “Basal, basal kurtis” is from Balkanarama.
Photos of the Fortress can be found here. Additional photos of Skopje are available here.

For me, ancient mosaics are one of the most beautiful forms of art going. This is one of my favorites, the 5th-Century Synagogue of Beth Alpha.

Istanbul, Turkey, is one of my favorite cities. Come along as we explore the mysterious Harem of Topkai Palace.
The music for this episode is Im Il Jadaya Lil (A Girls Name), by Mohammed El-Bakkar.

A brief, mostly musical, look at the Dominican Republic.
Music for this episode includes Sailors Requiem, by John Miles, and Sailing Preferred Recently by Ichiro Nakagawa, courtesy of the PodSafe Music Network. Also used are clips from One Particular Harbor, by Jimmy Buffet.