The Holy City. It's old. It's historic. You've heard the stories of past and present. We decided to check it out for ourselves. We headed out in our rental car and promptly got lost. After a couple of hours we did find a parking lot to drop off the car. We entered the Old City on foot through the Jaffa Gate. Against our better judgement we hired a guide. This turned out to be the best thing we could have done. Tony had a firm handle on the place. We only had the one day because Bruce was off to the airport for deportation back to the real world later that night.

Tony showed us where Jesus walked, died, was buried and a lot more. We saw King David's castle, the Wailing Wall, the Temple Mount, The Dome of the Rock, the location of the Last Supper and on and on.

The city is made up of four quarters: Islamic, Christan, Jewish, and Armenian. Each has a distinct personality. Each has a tale to tell. The streets are made of narrow cobble stones. The ancient buildings almost touch above them. Some actually bridge over the top of the street to create tunnels in the lively Islamic quarter where vendors hawk their wears. After a few hours we were starved and Tony took us to a little restaurant in the very center of it all. It was fun to try the various mystery foods. There must have been 20 different sauces and dishes on the table. Fun!



Judy made a pilgrimage to honor Shindler's grave (Shindler's List)



Went by the Oscar Fiedler family (Boston Pops).....(Fiddler on the Roof)


King David's Tomb.

There is every kind of costume here, Muslims in their burkas, Jews in their yamakas, Priests in long black robes swinging incense, Orthodox Jews with their long black coats and top hats with curly earlocks, beautiful women in tight dresses with high heels ....you name it.

All this is situated in view of the security wall in the distance dividing the Israelis and Palestinians There was a rocket attack yesterday just to keep things in perspective. Why can't we just get along? Jesus said: Love your neighbor as yourself, Feed your enemy....Hmm

We'll be back to this interesting place soon