Hello family and friends. We had another full day and as we had our dinner tonite we were commenting that we only have 3 days left. It is hard to believe that our time in Israel is coming to an end - but the memories will last forever.
We had another amazing breakfast with lots of food to choose from. One thing that is interesting is that they have lots of salad choices even for breakfast. I think most of us stick to the more traditional breakfast - eggs, cereal, yogurt, and then usually a couple of other hot dishes like pancakes or french toast. There is always a large assortment of fresh breads and lots of fruit some fresh and some from a can. I know every day we do a lot of walking but somehow I don't think any of us have lost any weight!!! :) Oh well.
This morning we started driving to the Mount of Olives and saw the view of Jerusalem in beautiful sunshine. We then walked down to the garden of Gethsemane stopping along the way at a few spots for Roni to explain the significance of the place. We then walked to the old city of Jerusalem travelling through the streets following the path that Jesus would have taken carrying the cross. After a quick stop for a falafel lunch we then walked through the Jaffa gate to our bus and travelled to Mt Zion, house of the high priest, some ruins that they believe may have been the ones that Jesus was in before we was taken to the cross, the room of the last supper, pools of Bethesda, and a few other sites that I can't remember exactly. We finished the day going to an olive wood store where a few were able to buy some nice olive wood souvenirs as well as some nice jewellery. Then back to the hotel and another great dinner.
I know I haven't been able to give you our full day itinerary but we did so many stops here and there that you will have to wait until your parents, or friends can tell you first hand all that we saw.
I'm going to attempt at uploading some more pictures from our previous days so that will be on the next posting.
Shalom until tomorrow.
Glenda
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