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 […]
Tag Archives: Jerusalem
The Western Wall – 28th February 2012
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 […]
The Garden Tomb
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 – Monday 27th February
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 […]
Holy Sepulchre Church or Church of the Resurrection?
Many thanks to Nick Baines for this wonderfully uplifting Easter sermon. http://nickbaines.wordpress.com/2012/04/07/he-has-been-raised/
The Holy Sepulchre
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 […]
Friday afternoon
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, […]
