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March 2017 - Jerusalem

A weekend in Jerusalem. This gallery features our visits to some of the Christian sites around the city - the Holy Sepulchre, the Garden Tomb, Bethesda, Gethsemane, and more. A few pictures from this weekend along with pictures from another day trip are here.

A sight of the old city shops that only jet lag can provide
The unimposing entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The view from the front door
A sight of the old city shops that only jet lag can provide The unimposing entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre The view from the front door
The hallway that leads around the church
The chapel on the Catholic site of Golgotha
Touching Golgotha? maybe?...
The hallway that leads around the church The chapel on the Catholic site of Golgotha Touching Golgotha? maybe?...
The dome of the church
A choir singing in the Holy Sepulchre
The dome of the church A choir singing in the Holy Sepulchre
The Aedicule shrine over the actual sepulchre
The Aedicule shrine over the actual sepulchre
The ruined Pool of Bethesda
Ruins of a Crusader church built on top of the pools
An enormous Roman cistern
The ruined Pool of Bethesda Ruins of a Crusader church built on top of the pools An enormous Roman cistern
The church at the pool
The church at the pool
Via Dolorosa
Via Dolorosa
The 5th station of the cross, Simon the Cyrene bears the cross
The first Coptic church I've seen
The garden tomb
The 5th station of the cross, Simon the Cyrene bears the cross The first Coptic church I've seen The garden tomb
Inside the tomb
A hill that looked like a skull until it eroded away, much like the Old Man in the Mountain (New Hampshire).
Inside the tomb A hill that looked like a skull until it eroded away, much like the Old Man in the Mountain (New Hampshire).
The Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu. Off in the distance is the Wall.
The old city from the church
The Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu. Off in the distance is the Wall. The old city from the church
The Mount of Olives
Inside the church
The old prison on top of which the church was built
The Mount of Olives Inside the church The old prison on top of which the church was built
Steps from the time of Christ
A Syrian Woodpecker
The Cennacle, or upper room
Steps from the time of Christ A Syrian Woodpecker The Cennacle, or upper room
The upper room
The stained glass window in the upper room
The Abbey of the Dormition
The upper room The stained glass window in the upper room The Abbey of the Dormition
Inside the extremely dark abbey
The crypt
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Inside the extremely dark abbey The crypt Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Looking from the Mount of Olives down the Hinnom Valley, a bad place in Old Testament days
The cemetary
Dome of the Rock
Looking from the Mount of Olives down the Hinnom Valley, a bad place in Old Testament days The cemetary Dome of the Rock
The Catholic Garden of Gethsemane
The Catholic Garden of Gethsemane
The Church of Mary Magdelene, above on the mount
Basilica of the Agony
Inside the Basilica
The Church of Mary Magdelene, above on the mount Basilica of the Agony Inside the Basilica
The wall of the Temple Mount, high above the Kidron valley floor
The Tomb of the Virgin Mary
The wall of the Temple Mount, high above the Kidron valley floor The Tomb of the Virgin Mary