MadTrippin

We started out the day with a church service at the only Lutheran church in the old part of Jerusalem.  It was built by Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm in 1910 or so.  That makes it a pretty new structure on old Jerusalem.

Later we headed to the Zion Gate and the upper room, which lays claim to the location of the last supper.  It’s really a very plain room, compared to many of the other sites.  I took a shot of the only stained glass in the room.  Interestingly, the writing on it is Turkish.  The image won’t load, so that will have to wait.

Our tour guide then took us up to the rooftops, where there were no tourists.  I took a couple of shots from there towards the Dome on the Rock.  Pretty cool.  There were also a couple kids up there flying a kite over the city.  Unfortunately for them, the wind died down, the kite crashed somewhere in the city and they were unable to retrieve it.

We also went down to the Holocaust museum, which was a little depressing and very crowded, but really interesting.  No cameras are allowed inside, so I didn’t bring my camera.  It’s unfortunate, because the architecture is crazy.  The museum itself is like a triangular peg balancing on a mountain peak.

My family decided to forgo the hotel dinner and we walked into the Arab/Palestinian neighborhood and find dinner.  It was nice to have good food and not have to deal with the crazy crowds.  It was also something of an adventure.

I also talked to Maria, Emma and Noah today.  I miss them a lot.