We don’t know where Jesus’ first miracle of changing the water into wine actually occurred, other than it was in Cana. There is a church in Cana, still a hopping city, that honors this first miracle. There is also a wine shop capitalizing on it, too, that we may or may not have stopped at and liberated a few libations. 🙂 Here are some pictures from the church.
I can’t say I remember the name of this particular church, and I did not find it in my notes. This was the last thing we did on the day that I felt the worst, after all, and I wasn’t on my A-game. There were indicators of Crusades-era influences, like the arches with statues in them, and this cross by the entrance.
Cool Jerusalem/Pilgrim cross on the door.
Statue of St John the Evangelist.
Love all the beautiful old stained glass. These old churches are so cool.
There was a very old wine jar on display in the basement. Also, this sizable stone wine container.
Doesn’t seem very portable. There were some other period wine jars on display here, too.
All in all, worth the walk up the street to see inside. It was an early evening back to the hotel this particular day because it was raining pretty good, and it was cold. I went to the room and spent two hours warming up and taking a nap, as did most of my fellow travelers. It was a much needed rest. I went to bed early after supper, too, and that really helped perk me up for the last few days of our excursion. Ready for Day 9!