Day 09 – Jerusalem: Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Saint Anne’s, Pool of Bethesda, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Ramparts, Southern Steps, Farewell Dinner
The view of the city of Jerusalem as we are heading up to the Mount of Olives
Leigh Hook providing the devotional today from the Mount of Olives.
Jet finally got that Bedoin experience on top of the Mount of Olives
We walked the route Jesus most likely walked, down from the Mount of Olives and to the Garden of Gethsemane.
We walked the route Jesus most likely walked, down from the Mount of Olives and to the Garden of Gethsemane.
View from the Mount of Olives
Sharon Broyles, Basilica of Gethsemane.r The Sanctuary of the Agony of Jesus, across the street,
View onto Temple Mount
Church of Dominus Flevit
Jennie Stinson in the forground
Moments of reflection in the Garden of Gethsemane
Candelabra Aloe
Yours truly with the Bougainvillea overhead.
The Sanctuary of the Agony of Jesus,
Bronwyn taking time for reflection and prayer in The Sanctuary of the Agony of Jesus,
Garden of Gethsemane
Garden of Gethsemane
Garden of Gethsemane. As Dawn wrote in the travel blog: “We learned the olive trees in the garden dated back to at least the Crusades, although the age of an olive tree is difficult to determine because it doesn’t have concentric rings. It grows with twists and turns as the center core dies, instead of adding layers to the outside as other trees do. “
One of the interesting alleyways coming up to Jerusalem from the south
Outside St. Anne’s, Jennie Stinson confers with a holy man
St. Anne’s in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem
Close up of one of the beautiful mosaics in St. Anne’s
One of the beautiful mosaics in St. Anne’s
Inside St. Anne’s
Inside St. Anne’s
City map of Jerusalem. We entered at the Lion’s Gate
Walking into the Jewish Quarter under Jerusalem
Market place under Jerusalem
Shops in the market place under Jerusalem
Shops in the market place under Jerusalem
Shops in the market place under Jerusalem
Ice cream in the market place under Jerusalem
Carmel hazelnut
One of the beautiful alleyways walking from Lion’s Gate toward the Southern Steps of Temple Mount
A view of The Western Wall from the South
A view of The Western Wall from the South
Sitting on the Southern Steps where it is likely that Jesus, at 12 years old sat and learned from the religious leaders.
The DUMC Holy Land Tour Group on the Southern Steps. Bottom to top, left to right: Jennifer Walter, Susan Heuser, Sue Huffaker, Bronwyn Barricklow, Sally Burroughs, Steve and Marcie Bringardner, Matt Hook, Leigh Hook, Tim and Sharon Broyles, Claudia Kallman, Bronwyn and Dan Gubachy, Frank Burroughs.
2nd Row: Eszter Cukor, Joerg Walter, John Kidle, Jim Ellenberger, Becky Sipe, John and Jennie Stinson, Rita Fulton, Linda Boulard, SeAnn Phillips, Jet Kilmer,
3rd Row: Jennifer Hansen, Cynthia and Rick Reynolds, Elsi and Bob Sly, Luke Broules, Cathy Fincham, Linda Mahan, Bill Gordon,
4th Row, standing: Mike and Dawn McCalla, Bill Hansen, Marge Van Meter, Rick Fike,
4th Row, seated: Barb Ann Fink, Donna Piper, Andrea Scheirer, Steve and Lynette Lynch, Cheryl Woods, Teena Gordon, Jackson and Sarah Bemont,
Toward the Western Wall from the Jewish Quarter
Sun setting over Jerusalem
Temple Mount at night
Temple Mount at night