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