The Old City

Jerusalem! I've dreamt of walking through the city gates of this city for 6 years, and now I'm here! To explain everything in detail is impossible so I'll highlight a few of the main events over the past several days of my time here. In a different post.



Bethlehem, West Bank

Byzantine chapel, bethlehem

Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem


West Bank wall


Byzantine chapel, Bethlehem



Lutheran church, Old City
Dome of the Rock, from the Lutheran church tower

Haredi Jews
Herod's Gate, Old City
Yad Veshem, Holocaust memorial



I found a job!
Approximately 2000 year old olive tree, Garden of Olives
Church of All Nations, Jerusalem
David's Tower, old city





Jewish Graveyard, Jerusalem

Mary's Tomb, Mt. Zion, Jerusalem

Arab Market, Old City
The Western Wall

Via Dolorosa, The path of the Passion, Old City




David's City



Muslim holy day, Old City


where a seal bearing a name from the Bible was discovered, David's City, Jerusalem


Outer wall, Old City




The Holy Sepulchre, Old City










Via Dolorosa








Dome of the Rock



Where the Romans scourged Jesus, Via Dolorosa







From my dorm room, two streets from the Via Dolorosa!