Early in the morning David, Caitlin, Rebecca, Joan and I
got in line to go up on the Temple Mount. We arrived around 7 AM and they
opened the gates at 7:30. There was a huge line by the time they opened.
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| We walked up the ramp beside the Western Wall to approach the Temple Mount |
Here are some views on the Temple Mount
The Al Aqsa Mosque
The Dome of the Rock...
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| David taking a picture of Caitlin |
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| Joan and I |
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| Part of the tiles on the walls |
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| Ceiling of a small mosque nearby |
A group of 11 of us decided to go to some museums on our
free day in Jerusalem.
These pictures are from the Holocaust Museum remembering
the 6 million Jews who were killed during the Holocaust, including the
children.
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| Candles with mirrors as a memorial. |
Then we visited the Israeli Museum…
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| An Ossuary, final resting place for a persons bones |
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| A Sarcophagus |
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| A Christian Ossuary |
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| Mosaic from Beit Shean |
And the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are
kept...
Also, a scale model of the Second Temple period.
And a couple modern art sculptures…
It was a good day on our own. We only have one more day
before returning home!
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