Wednesday, March 03, 2010

More

Inside the Western Wall

A bunch of teenagers carrying big guns.  I saw lots of these.
Oh, and of course Melyn blending right in, as usual.

Mmmm...pita.  Pita was used for sacrament bread at church on Sunday.  What a treat!

The restaurant we ate lunch in on the first day. It was right in the Old City, and you could have easily passed it without noticing it. Inside was fabulous. The owner was super nice, and the food...delicioso!

Lunch: Shawarma. Grilled chicken, vegetables, sauce (was it hummus Melyn?), and...french fries (yes, inside the sandwich). Mint lemonade, hummus and pita on the side.

Where it is believed the cross was put in the ground.  I say "it is believed" because no one really knows for sure where these events occurred.  They are the most likely spots*.  And churches are built over them all, with shrines like you see here.

*Where Christ was anointed.

Outside the Western Wall in the evening. A dinner of stuffed eggplant with Melyn and Kyler's friends from pottery class finished up the evening. A busy, wonderful day!
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010

More Jerusalem

I've received a request for more pictures from my trip to visit Melyn. I have SO many pictures, and I wish I could post them all (I'm pretty sure you don't want to see 804 though, right?). I wish I had more time to elaborate, but for today I'll give a brief description of each picture. Kyler and Melyn, please correct me if I get things wrong. I tried to take in a LOT of information in a short time, and I may get facts confused.

Behind me is the area where it is believed Christ was held before his crucifixion. It is DARK down there. Without the electric lights, it was black. It must have been awful.

The Upper Room, built over where it is believed the Last Supper was held.



Inside the City of David

A lucky lad having his Bar Mitzvah at the Wailing Wall
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Jerusalem

I had the most amazing time visiting my sweet cousin Melyn in Jerusalem! This is one of my favorite pictures, overlooking the Mount of Olives. Details to come (I just know you want them).
 
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