Up to Jerusalem

Our usual lunch yummy pita bread

Igol & Nadav the guys who made the whole trip go smooth

Gates would open when we arrived and 

food would appear at lunch time

they worked in the background but were a very important

part of the success of this trip

I'd hoped to stop here

terraced hill or Gahn 

biblical picture of a garden

Getting closer to jerusalem

At the Israel museum we looked at David's city

the little "Florida like" spur in the foreground

this was to help us orient ourselves in modern Jerusalem

practise:

Temple Mount

David's city

Lower city,

upper city,

business district,

new city

Mount of Olives,

Kidron Valley,

Mount Moriah,

Tyropoeon valley

Western Hill

Hinnom Valley

beside the model is this building:

It houses the dead sea scrolls

Todd was wise to challenge us not to "race" through this building

He advised to take at least half an hour to actually see and take in

The hymn ancient words was continually going through my mind

and it got tears to my eyes

Ancient words ever true
changing me and changing you
we have come with open hearts
Oh let the ancient words impart 

see the temple mount and the spur is a little harder to find these days

that's because the Tyropoeon valley is almost filled up

Group Picture

 There was still some light, so Marc and I walked to explore

we went to an orthodox neighbourhood 

it was just Marc and I so we walked back and met up with Mike & Colleen

 the 4 of us went to the old city
on the way we saw this lady selling leaves

 ^{Damascus Gate}

We were advised to go in a group with a male 

and I think that was good advise

It is special to walk in Jerusalem