Butler Family Travels

First, run out and grab 2 gyros for the kids from a stand around the corner. Leave them in the hotel room with a laptop and those 2 gyros. Then you leave hand in hand and stroll down the tiny marble streets that cascade down from the Acropolis. Cafes are everywhere, literally falling down the […]

I was taking a picture of Levi standing in between 2 pillars on the Acropolis (with his Kendama in hand) when out of the blue a lady in a suit whistled and yelled at me to stop. “Not allowed. Be respectful!” I hadn’t gotten the memo. In Greece one is not allowed to pose with […]

The downloads are for freeeee. They are informative and very well done. “Now walk down this lane about 100 feet and you will see on your left side a statue of Athena… As you walk, let Rick describe to you a typical scene of that day… Music… ” As you look through these pictures from […]

We flew from Tel Aviv in the middle of the night and arrived in Athens, Greece early in the morning on Thursday. Sunny and warm with clear blue skies! Wanted to hop on a public bus into the city, but, guess what? They are on strike! No can do. A 30 minute taxi ride later […]

I had fun with Jesse and Janeane Boyd seeing the sights in Israel. It was nice hanging out with people from home. 

One of the neat things we did last week was volunteer at a first century living historical village in Nazareth. Rebekah dressed up in first century-style clothes and learned how to spin wool and make rugs. She also hand-stitched a bunch of doll clothes for the dolls they sell in the gift shop. Jeb and Levi […]

Laffa bread, a traditional bread in the Middle East, is easy to make if you have an open fire and a cast iron bowl flipped upside down on it. The thinner you make it the better it is. Enjoy it with olive oil, hummus, and zatar! Recipe: 7 cups unbleached bread flour plus another ½ […]

Apologies for our website being down all week!  I think I broke it when we were doing theme updates. Jeb fixed it… imagine that! We are having a great time with Janeane and Jesse Boyd touring around the country. They arrived last week and we have been going, going, going. Fun, fun, fun! Will post […]

I like Jordan… and camels. Most people say camels are weird, but I like them. Also, a Bedouin guy gave me a horse back ride for freeeeeeeee.

Pita bread is government subsidized in Jordan. It costs 35 cents a kilo. It comes in 3 sizes and is eaten with every meal. It’s really tasty (even better that Israeli pita) so my mom and I bought 9 kilos of it before leaving Jordan to put in the freezer at Granny’s. That should last […]