Pictures from Jerusalem

Pictures from Jerusalem

Just a few snapshots from the city. There is so much to see I just cannot do justice to this fantastic old city. You just have to go and see for yourself. My problem is  I like to see and can't walk write, take pictures and listen to the hustle and bustle of daily life and take pictures at the same time.

                               Jerusalem from the Haas Promenade overlooking the Hedron Valley

                                      Plaza  just inside the Old City of Jeruasalem home of 

                                            Shorashim bookshop and plenty of great food

                                  Shorashim Bookshop owned  by two Canadian brothers

                                  (Moshe and Dov)who made Aliyah about 25 years ago.

                                  Great guys. They actually locked the doors to the shop for 

                                  a while so we could have some great discussions.

                                  Shorashim Book Shop     

                                       The Kotel or  Western Wall. This plaza comes alive on

                                       the Sabbath. Come Friday evening it is shoulder to shoulder

                                       in this place. A unique experience. Jews from every sect 

                                       come here to pray at the wall. The covered ramp is the way 

                                       up to the Islamic Dome of the Rock courtyard. This area 

                                       is not accessible to Jews for any religious purposes.
                                  

                                      The entrance to the Kotel Tunnels. Although this is a tunnel

                                      now it used to be the main road outside of the city 2000 years

                                      ago. Just an example of the many layers under the city.

                                       When the Second Temple was destroyed it was used as  

                                       backfill behind the walls  to enlarge the Temple Mount  

                                        level area. During recent construction  at Dome of the

                                        Rock courtyard, large quantities of this material were

                                       eventually salvaged from the  landfill it was dumped in 

                                       and taken to this site on the slopes of Mount Scopus.

We found plenty of mosaic tiles, pottery and pieces of glass.We did not find any great treasures but while we were there a couple of coins were found. Lots of relics have been found 

and they are all cataloged and saved for Museums.

Felt a bit like Indiana Jones without the Doom.
Lots of good fun doing this.