March 2017 - Jerusalem

After already spending a weekend in Jerusalem (here), we came back on a weekday so we could visit the Temple Mount, as well as wrap up some other loose ends. Here are pictures of Temple Mount, City of David, the city walls, and the Israel Museum.

The Wailing Wall	Carrying around the torah scrolls
The Wailing Wall	Carrying around the torah scrolls
	The Western Wall on a Shabbat evening	On the Temple Mount - the Dome of the Rock
	The Western Wall on a Shabbat evening	On the Temple Mount - the Dome of the Rock
	Walking around the Dome of the Rock
	Walking around the Dome of the Rock
	The front door	Columns of a variety of marbles
	The front door	Columns of a variety of marbles
		The lower portion of the Temple Mount
		The lower portion of the Temple Mount
The Al-Asqa mosque		Church of Mary Magdelene across the Kidron Valley
The Al-Asqa mosque		Church of Mary Magdelene across the Kidron Valley
In East Jerusalem across from the City of David, the holes in the rock are ancient tombs. The houses were literally built on top of a graveyard.	A white spectacled bulbul	Descending into the tunnels below the City of David
In East Jerusalem across from the City of David, the holes in the rock are ancient tombs. The houses were literally built on top of a graveyard.	A white spectacled bulbul	Descending into the tunnels below the City of David
A pool cut for the Gihon spring	Hezekiah's tunnel	The pool of Siloam
A pool cut for the Gihon spring	Hezekiah's tunnel	The pool of Siloam
The old path from the pool of Siloam up to the temple	Tunnel glamour shot	The Tower of David
The old path from the pool of Siloam up to the temple	Tunnel glamour shot	The Tower of David
	Some Chihuly glass grass	The view of the city from the Tower of David
	Some Chihuly glass grass	The view of the city from the Tower of David
One of the landmarks of Jerusalem is the "Mormon University"		Stone balls launched at the tower by stone throwers during the Seleucid siege of Jerusalem
One of the landmarks of Jerusalem is the "Mormon University"		Stone balls launched at the tower by stone throwers during the Seleucid siege of Jerusalem
The Tower of David at night	Walking along the old city wall
The Tower of David at night	Walking along the old city wall
Perhaps the ugliest creature I have ever seen. A muscovy duck. Not visible in the picture is that they wag their tails like a dog. It's very disturbing.		The Dome of the Rock from the city wall
Perhaps the ugliest creature I have ever seen. A muscovy duck. Not visible in the picture is that they wag their tails like a dog. It's very disturbing.		The Dome of the Rock from the city wall
	Jerusalem filling the valleys to the South	The walls of the old city
	Jerusalem filling the valleys to the South	The walls of the old city
The Damascus gate	The eastern wall	The Cardo
The Damascus gate	The eastern wall	The Cardo
		Mahane Yehuda market
		Mahane Yehuda market
The new city of Jerusalem	The Shrine of the Book, containing the Dead Sea Scrolls	The model of Jerusalem in the 2nd temple period
The new city of Jerusalem	The Shrine of the Book, containing the Dead Sea Scrolls	The model of Jerusalem in the 2nd temple period
Herod's three towers	The residential part of town	The temple
Herod's three towers	The residential part of town	The temple
An Assyrian wall describing the sacking of Lachish	An odd Southwestern motif in our Jerusalem hotel
An Assyrian wall describing the sacking of Lachish	An odd Southwestern motif in our Jerusalem hotel