Friday in Israel - the start of Sabbath

This morning we were picked up by 'Charlie' an employee of the hotel where we are staying in Jerusalem, who does tourist tours on the side. He was a wealth of knowledge. First stop, Bethlehem and the church of the Nativity. Needed passports to get in there and out, going through the dividing wall between effectively Israel and Palestine. Lots of dudes with big guns and our tour guide with a 9mm tucked into his pants. All very exciting. Next off to the Mount of Olives with a great view over Jerusalem. There we also saw the Church of Ascention - very basic and Gestemanes Church where JC rested with a couple of the apostles. Very nice Church. From there we went to the room of the last supper and saw the tomb of David. A very busy morning. Our time in Jerusalem is over and up north we head to meet Ari and his family for the Sabbath.Leggi altro