Wednesday, March 24, 2010

The Old City of Jerusalem




Brian Neyhart enters the garden tomb

 A view from inside the Garden tomb looking out at a rolling stone


Sign inside the garden tomb


Group photo in from the Garden Tomb



A drawing of the Garden Tomb



The Roman period Damascus Gate



A view of Golgatha from the Garden Tomb



Our group walking towards the Damascus gate.

 
The Entrance to the church of the Holy Sepulchre 


We walked all day today around the old city of Jerusalem



Jimmy Moore making friends with a Roman cat at the Cardo in Jerusalem



A view of the main road through Jerusalem (north-South) from the Roman period the Cardo



A painting of the Cardo from the Roman period



The men of the group at the Western Wall (Wailing Wall) in Jerusalem

 

A view of men praying at the Western Wall



The Dome of the Rock

Today we traveled on foot around the old city of Jerusalem. We started at the Western Wall, then we went up the Temple Mount area to see the Dome of the Rock. The we went to pool of Bethesda, and the church of St. Ann. The views the Roman pavement from the time of Christ and followed the via dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Then we ate lunch and walked through the old city through the Damascus. We ended our day with a tour of the Garden Tomb and a communion service.
Tomorrow we traveling to Caesarea and on the to Sea of Galilee.

John Wineland
Jerusalem

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