What a long, busy, exhausting day! Looking at the schedule it looked like we had plenty of time to see everything listed, and even though everything was fairly close together it was still a lot of walking. We did get everything scheduled for today done but are very tired. And, yes, one suitcase arrived today…..Susan’s....but Sam’s was still missing. It did finally arrive around 9:30 pm, but most everything was damp, esp. stuff that was next to the outside of the suitcase. Guess it took a shower somewhere. Now, the group is just awaiting two more pieces of luggage that belong to Chuck Watson. He and some of his children came later than the rest of us, arriving late last night. Hopefully his luggage will be here in the morning.
Since Jerusalem and the surrounding areas are all on hills there are lots of stairs and steps. I wish we had taken more pictures of all the steps so you could see.
We went to the Mount of Olives, walked down the hill to where Jesus wept over the city of Jerusalem, and then to the Garden of Gethsemane where we had a devotional in the Garden and then a time of personal reflection. 
A short drive to the House of Caiaphas, where according to Scripture Jesus was tried and held overnight in a dungeon at the palace. Following that we then walked to what is considered to be a room similar to the Upper Room. After lunch at the Nazarene Center in the Old City, we walked to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which is home to six different religions and is built over what is considered to be one of the two places thought to have been where the crucifixion and burial of Jesus could have been.
We had a brief time of shopping in part of the Old City. We were overwhelmed with all the little shops and items offered so most of us just looked around to see what we might like to purchase at a later time before we leave the area.
We had a 4:30 appointment for a guide at the Garden Tomb. This is the second area that archeologists believe might be the site of the crucifixion and burial. After the short guided tour we spent some time in an area of the garden and celebrated the Lord’s Supper together. This was the only site that didn’t have a church of some type built on top of it.
Jerusalem is a holy city for nearly all the major religions of the world from Christianity to Judaism, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhism. There are many, many tourists here at all times. Today we visited many of the Christian holy sites, along with people from the Far East, the British Isles, Russia, many South and North Americans, the Netherlands, and many other languages I didn’t recognize. All of the local people, esp. school groups, along with all of the tourists who all have tour buses and guides all at the same spots makes for quite a crowd.
Since Jerusalem and the surrounding areas are all on hills there are lots of stairs and steps. I wish we had taken more pictures of all the steps so you could see.
We went to the Mount of Olives, walked down the hill to where Jesus wept over the city of Jerusalem, and then to the Garden of Gethsemane where we had a devotional in the Garden and then a time of personal reflection. 
A short drive to the House of Caiaphas, where according to Scripture Jesus was tried and held overnight in a dungeon at the palace. Following that we then walked to what is considered to be a room similar to the Upper Room. After lunch at the Nazarene Center in the Old City, we walked to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which is home to six different religions and is built over what is considered to be one of the two places thought to have been where the crucifixion and burial of Jesus could have been.
We had a brief time of shopping in part of the Old City. We were overwhelmed with all the little shops and items offered so most of us just looked around to see what we might like to purchase at a later time before we leave the area.
We had a 4:30 appointment for a guide at the Garden Tomb. This is the second area that archeologists believe might be the site of the crucifixion and burial. After the short guided tour we spent some time in an area of the garden and celebrated the Lord’s Supper together. This was the only site that didn’t have a church of some type built on top of it.
Jerusalem is a holy city for nearly all the major religions of the world from Christianity to Judaism, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhism. There are many, many tourists here at all times. Today we visited many of the Christian holy sites, along with people from the Far East, the British Isles, Russia, many South and North Americans, the Netherlands, and many other languages I didn’t recognize. All of the local people, esp. school groups, along with all of the tourists who all have tour buses and guides all at the same spots makes for quite a crowd.
5 comments:
YAY for luggage!
Sounds like you're having a great time. Get some rest too!
How's Grandpa doing?
Your pictures are beautiful and the dialog is wonderful.
Daisy said to tell you hi, she misses you but she is doing okay.
Tell Clyde everything is fine at the ranch.
Glad you're having a good time! Prayers for you and for Grandpa! Love you!
sound like you guys are having a blast!! i wish i could be there! i love you lots and thanks for the updates!
Incredible pictures...look forward to seeing them all with commentary when you are home.
Praying for your protection and opportunities to bless others.
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