25th October 2019.

After a punishingly short night's sleep, we spent the day in and around Bethlehem - at the site of the Nativity, and in Shepherd's Fields.

Side chapel in the Church of the Nativity.

Some of the beautifully restored mosaics in the Nativity Church.

More artwork.

Detail on the gates.

Grotto at the Shepherd's Fields.

Detail at the Shepherd's Fields.

The site of the manger.

Church of the Milk - said to be where Mary stopped to feed Jesus.

Statue representing the flight into Egypt, in the Church of the Milk.

Close up of the statue.

Interior of the Grotto at Shepherd's Fields.

Interior of the Grotto at Shepherd's Fields.

Interior of the Grotto at Shepherd's Fields.

Nativity scene in the Grotto at Shepherd's Fields.

A star shape has been carved in the ceiling and it is flooded with sunlight.

Fountain at the Shepherd's Fields with sheep and a shepherd.