Our short-lived taxi ride followed by a lot of walking around hilly Jerusalem
An amazing mosaic at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Family von Trapp, I mean, von Wilson, on the way to see an olive wood shop
One of the most popular olive wood stores for Mormons in Jerusalem, run by Jimmy.
The carvings were amazing. Some were as much as $22,000 (a model of Herod's temple). He also showed us extremely old coins with stamps of Ceasar and Alexander the Great.The baby carriers
The Dome of the Rock
(Notice the thousands of ashuaries (boxes for bones of deceased) in front. Apparently these can cost as much as $50,000 to purchase. Also notice the funeral ceremony going on in the bottom left corner with the Hasidic Jews.)
(Becca caught this picture of someone sneaking out a trap door!)
(Notice the thousands of ashuaries (boxes for bones of deceased) in front. Apparently these can cost as much as $50,000 to purchase. Also notice the funeral ceremony going on in the bottom left corner with the Hasidic Jews.)
(Becca caught this picture of someone sneaking out a trap door!)
The Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem
(the towers with green domes are minarets, which loudly play the prayer calls multiple times a day)
A tired group heading home with fresh pitas, strawberries and wood carvings
Just because they're cute. And because there's a tiny line of Hebrew in the background.
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We have some "Mormon olivewood" from Jimmy's shop! It's amazing!
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