View from the Herodian

We had a loooong 11 hour field trip yesterday.  Went up to the Mount of Olives, walked back down, drove to the Herodian, then to Bethlehem. Saw lots of things, but wanted to show you this short video from the parking lot of the Herodian. Later I will post some pics of our trip, and you'll see what the inside looks like. Herod the Great built many extraordinary things, he seemed to have an insatiable appetite for extravagance. This was a summer home he built on a hill, it looks like a volcano from a distance but it's not.  It was a huge round structure with living quarters, a dining hall, gardens, baths and sauna's etc.  This is just southwest of Bethlehem and we could see the Mount of Olives from here.