What’s Jerusalem like?
A ten day visit to Jerusalem and Galilee isn’t enough to do more than scratch the surface of the place. The easiest way to try and explain what it’s […]
A ten day visit to Jerusalem and Galilee isn’t enough to do more than scratch the surface of the place. The easiest way to try and explain what it’s […]
We spent Tuesday (28th February) visiting the City of David, the Western Wall and the Israel Museum. The City of David is the oldest part of Jerusalem, into which the Ark […]
Later on 27th February we visited the Garden Tomb, thought by General Gordon of Khartoum (as he later became) to be the genuine tomb of Christ because it’s outside the […]
The Dome of the Rock is the most spectacular building in Jerusalem. It was built by caliph Abd al-Malik between 688 and 691 AD and is the first major sanctuary […]
Many thanks to Nick Baines for this wonderfully uplifting Easter sermon. http://nickbaines.wordpress.com/2012/04/07/he-has-been-raised/
On Sunday we walked along the Via Dolorosa and visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. There’s only one entrance to the Holy Sepulchre Church; other doorways exist, but they’ve […]
After lunch on 24th February we explored the Mount Zion area. The streets of Jerusalem are very steep because it’s built on two hills – Mount Moriah (Temple Mount) and Mount Zion, […]