Wandering the streets of the Old City. Brian and I, along with our friends and a great guide with a lot of knowledge went to a few sites on our second day in Jerusalem. The first was outside the walls and along the Eastern Wall. A Muslim cemetery is along the wall with the hopes of preventing the Messiah from coming back through the Eastern Gate, also known as the Golden Gate.
Below is the Mount of Olives. A place mentioned many times in the Bible as a place Jesus taught his disciples, wept, prayed and spent a lot of time at. He also went there the night he was betrayed, and ascended to heaven as recorded in Acts 1:9-12.
The Mt of Olives has had a Jewish cemetery on it for 3,000 years and holds about 150,000 graves.
Below is the East Gate (Golden Gate). It was sealed in 1541, possibly to prevent Jesus, the Messiah from returning and entering through this gate. Luckily it won't prevent the real Jesus from coming!
My mom will enjoy this picture. :)
More of the city and a statue of David.
Brian and I just watched this movie and really wanted to go see Oskar Schindler's grave.
Schindler's List is a great movie for those of you who haven't seen it.
Tasty treats! One of the best things about travelling is the food and snacks! My watermelon popsicle.
And our delicious dinner. Hummus and pita bread being our favorite!
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