BBC Correspondent traces the Christmas journey of Mary and Joseph, donkey in tow

Monday, December 22, 2008

“Donkey No. 2 wasn't brilliant. She didn't really like carrying things. She just liked to eat all day.”
— Aleem Maqbool on traveling to Bethlehem via donkey

BBC Correspondent Aleem Maqbool is tracing the Biblical footsteps of Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem. The modern-day route is rife with checkpoints, militants and a few irate locals. And what's more, Maqbool's doing it all with a donkey in tow.

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