CHAPTER X.
Arrival at Nazareth--Franciscan convent--Tabarith--Mount Tabor--Lake of Gennesareth--Baths--Mount Carmel--Grotto of the prophet Elijah-- Acre--The pacha's harem--Oriental women--Their listlessness and ignorance--Sur or Tyre.
It was only nine o'clock when we reached Nazareth, and repaired to the house for strangers in the Franciscan convent, where the priests welcomed us very kindly.

As soon as we had made a short survey of our rooms (which resulted in our finding them very like those at Jerusalem, both as regards appearance and arrangement), we set forth once more to visit all the remarkable places, and above all the church which contains the Grotto of Annunciation.

This church, to which we were accompanied by a clergyman, was built by St.Helena, and is of no great size.

In the background a staircase leads down into the grotto, where it is asserted that the Virgin Mary received the Lord's message from the angel.

Three little pillars of granite are still to be seen in this grotto.