Saturday, February 4, 2012

Ramparts Walk - high up on the city walls all the way around!

 A group of 13 of us went on the ramparts walk, climbed up high to get up on the walls surrounding the Old City.
Looking down at the street which is just inside the Zion gate
 View down into the valley.  It was a beautiful clear day!
 Here I am with a group of the girls.  I love hanging out with these 'kids'.
 View of the Dome of the Rock from across the Muslim Quarter
 Zoomed in picture of Gordon's Calvary, where the Garden Tomb is. Again, this is not likely Golgotha, but Gordon saw the rock and thought it looked like a skull, the mouth, etc, would be covered up after 2000 years. Still is a very nice place to visit, they have a beautiful garden, and a tomb that has been dated much later than when Jesus died and rose again.
 The Church of All Nations, built over a rock that is said to be the rock Jesus leaned on to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane.  See the Olive trees to the left of the church, that's the Garden of Gethsemane.
 View of the zillions of graves on the Mount of Olives.  Jewish graves on the mount of olives side, and moslem graves on the Temple Mount side.
We are done the Rampart walk, heading back home, this street is the Via Delarosa.

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