Trips

 

We had a break and had a lunch buffet with good food and a chance to sit down.
We continued our walking tour past the St. John Hospital built by the Crusade Hospitallers. We walked through the Byzantine Cardo, a pillared market street during Byzantine rule.

A couple of cute parakeets	Restaurant for lunch
Lunch - entrance	Manhole cover
	Sign for the Cardo - main street of Old Jerusalem
The Cardo - main street of Old Jerusalem	The Cardo - main street of Old Jerusalem
The Cardo	Along the Cardo
Along the Cardo	We entered the Hurva Synagogue and walked to the balcony and up to the roof area for views of the old city. We could look over at the Dome of the Rock.
	Model of the Hurva Synagogue
Spiral staircase leading to the top of the dome of the Hurva Synagogue	Looking down on the interior of the Hurva Synagogue
Looking down on the interior of the Hurva Synagogue	Interior of the Hurva Synagogue
Interior of the Hurva Synagogue	View from the Hurva Synagogue
View from the Hurva Synagogue	View from the Hurva Synagogue
View from the Hurva Synagogue	View from the Hurva Synagogue - the Dome of the Rock
View from the Hurva Synagogue - the Dome of the Rock	View from the Hurva Synagogue
Looking down the spiral staircase	We entered the Burnt House Museum and sat to watch a movie of the Roman destruction of the Second Temple and all of Jerusalem. The museum encloses an excavated house from the Second Temple period the foundations of which are 20 feet below the street level in the Jewish Quarter of the city.
Golden Menorah	Sign for Burnt House
Burnt House Museum	Mount of Olives Cemetery
Part of the city wall	We exited through the Zion Gate and walked to the Church of the Assumption (Dormition) where Mary supposedly ascended into heaven. We went into the second-floor room where the Last Supper might have been held. Below that room is a sarcophagus-like tomb of King David, maybe. But it is interesting that men enter to look at the tomb on the right and are separated by a wall from the women on the left side, typical of Jewish culture.
	Street food
Church of the Dormition	Church of the Dormition
	Room of the Last Supper
Window in the Room of the Last Supper	King David's Tomb entrance
Menorah in the area of King David's Tomb	Military trainees - heavily armed, as usual
Light pole decorations	Light pole decorations
We were happy to get on the bus back to our hotel. Our tour of Jerusalem had so many historical sites, all jumbled together, it is difficult to see any continuity. I feel like I was there but it has no impact. We had three hours to rest, do laundry, etc. until dinner at a Kosher pizza and pasta place. This restaurant did dairy and, therefore, served no meats. We ate very plain, thin crust pizza, cheese ravioli, Caesar salad, bread, a veggie tray, and cheese cake. Marge’s beer cost $10!
Sign for the restaurant where we had dinner	In two languages

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