Day 7 Biblelands tour

Day 7 started at the Jaffa Gate where our hotel is .. We noticed the bullet marks from the 1967 war when the Jews managed to take back the old city.. From here we started the Ramparts walk along the wall.. Couldn't help singing "Walk about Zion and go round about her.. mark well her bulwarks, consider her palaces.."🎶. On to the Zion gate with bullet marks from the 1948 fighting..Jews firing on the Jordanians inside unsuccessfully. Next we headed to the Jewish quarter.. inside of which was the Burnt House and the Herodian quarter destroyed in AD 70 by the Romans.. rediscovered after the 1967 liberation including the excavated priestly precinct including highly likely the very house of Caiaphas and the room where Jesus would've appeared before the Sanhedrin.. we stood in the courtyard where Peter was warming his hands by the fire when Jesus turned and made eye contact after Peter had denied him thrice.. Mind blown again 😮
Fascinating that 36,000 people are living in 1 square km in the Old City across the Jewish/Christian/Armenian and Moslem quarters, all trying to get along.. mostly!
Walked through the Cardo (lit meaning Hinge.. The mall/main street that every Roman City hinged around) 2000 years old!
We saw the part of the wall that Hezekiah built 8m high 6m wide. That's quite a wall!!😮
Then headed back down to the Western Wall.. Sabbath tonight so it was much more chaotic and crowded..a unique experience.
Another fabulous day wandering the narrow cobblestone streets of Jerusalem ❤️Read more