This trip is a bit confusing to explain. We have visited the Old City of Jerusalem 3 times, once for an overview, once to see the outer holy sites(this past Monday), and once within the city near the famous "wailing wall"(today Wednesday).
Here you see a picture of the entire Old City. The Old City is what is encompassed by the walls that you see just around the "Dome of the Rock". The New City of Jerusalem is everything else outside those walls. The Old City is quite spectacular because there is so much Jewish, Christian, and Muslim history in those places.
The Mt. of Olives is also quite beautiful as you can see from the picture because you get a beautiful view of the city of Jerusalem. Later, I will post pictures of the Orthodox Church that we went to go see, the Garden of Gethsemane, as well as the church of the Ascension.
Let me just say this, it is hot, and dry weather and we are always drinking plenty of water and wearing hats. It is rocky terrain with plenty of hills so you are always climbing up a hill and going down a hill. Definitely the most impressive site we saw today was the "Church of All Nations" or the Garden of Gethsemane, which are both right next to each other. Please check my photo website to see more pictures!!
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