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Jerusalem 1
In the afternoon of Wednesday September 9 we drove from Ein Gedi to Jerusalem. Close to Jerusalem, we noticed that we saw clouds! You don't see a cloud all day at Eilat or Ein Gedi, it's remarkable we...
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Jerusalem, walking in the old city
In shops in Jerusalem we saw a T-shirt with the slogan: "I walked my feet of in Jerusalem." And that's what we did. Jerusalem is best explored on foot, so we explored the old city on foot. Did we walk...
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Walking the ramparts of Jerusalem: North and West
On Friday September 11 we were at the ramparts, slightly after 9am, the time when they open. It appeared however that only the south east section was open. Because it was Friday, the holy day for the...
View ArticleCairo, Eilat, Ein Gedi, Jerusalem
I will write about everything since the last time I wrote (which was the first day in Cairo, a Thursday last week). FridayWe visited the Museum of Egyptain History (it's not called that, but that is...
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Walking the ramparts, North, East and South
The Sabbath begins here with sunset, i.e. Friday September 11, at about 18:15. A siren sounds all over the city which indicates the start of the Sabbath. Almost every shop is closed. So Saturday...
View ArticleLast of Jerusalem
I am now in the car driving (I'm not the one driving) to Tiberias. We just left Jerusalem behind us. Here is what we have been up to for the last few days. SundayWe went to the (Presbyterian) Scottish...
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Climbing the mount of Olives
On Monday the plan was to walk up to the top of the mount of Olives. We wanted to start early, but take the car to the Mount of Olives, so we didn't have to walk the first part. Unfortunately...
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Hezekiah's tunnel
After climbing the Mount of Olives, we walked to the city of David (the old old city, North of and adjacent tothe current old city), and went into Hezekiah's tunnel (also Siloam tunnel). Hezekiah built...
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