Jerusalem

Our apartment for the week was 15 minutes walk to the old city. We overlooked the Hinom valley and could see the Mount of Olives. As a base it was great, one day we walked to David's city and walked through Hezekiahs tunnel, at times during the half kilometre trek we were thigh deep in water. Another day we drove to the Dead Sea for a warm float and then afterwards crossed the road to En Gedi. The Dead Sea always fascinates me as in the bible in Ezekiel 47.10 prophesies that the Dead Sea will one day be full of fish. We enjoyed getting lost in the markets, the Orthodox Jews at the wailing wall, and the hustle and bustle of different cultures. We visited the garden of Gethsemene and walked over the Mount of Olives. Had an interesting discussion with a religious Jew, I asked him the significance of the strange hand signals on some of the tomb stones. He told me that he was a Cohen and that sign is put on the graves of Cohens; he allowed me to take his photo and share the good news with him.