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| Richard the Lionheart |
On Friday morning, a colleague from the workshop and I did a walking tour of the Old City of Jerusalem (along with 20 or so other tourists). It was fun to hear about some of the extensive history of the city, and we got at least a glimpse of all four Quarters of the city (Jewish, Muslim, Armenian, and Christian).
One of the fun aspects of the tour was going up on the roofs to see the city and surrounding areas from above. The church bells starting ringing when we were up there -- loud!
Fun fact, although I don't know if it's true: our guide said that ancient maps were made with reference to the East, or the Orient -- so if you didn't know which way the map went, you were "disoriented." :) (Which is appropriate for the narrow twisting alleys of the Old City -- we often felt disoriented!)
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| Tower of David (actually built by King Herod) |
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| Arabic street name painted out -- maybe a political statement? |
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| View of Mount of Olives from Jerusalem rooftop -- note also the modern satellite dishes :) |
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| Another rooftop view |
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| Another tour group up on the roofs |
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| Painting of the ancient Cardo |
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| Remains of the Cardo |
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| Ancient Map of Jerusalem -- the pillar at the left points toward Rome |
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| Western Wall |
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| Muslim Quarter -- white painted walls means the owner has made a pilgrimage to Mecca |
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