Posts tagged Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Israeli Days/Jordanian Nights: Day 14
Israeli Days/Jordanian Nights: Day 14

As opposed to the previous day, Day 14 was chock full of sightseeing and activities. In the morning we set out with our ever-faithful, ever-trumpet-toting tour guide Yair to the Mount of Olives, where a grand view of the city of Jerusalem can be enjoyed by the eyeballs. The Mount of Olives, named as such due to the olive groves that in times past graced its slopes, is, according to the Acts of the Apostles, the place where Jesus ascended into Heaven forty days after he rose from the dead.

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Middle EastLogan T. Hansentravel, Israel, Dome of the Rock, Western Wall, Jerusalem, Temple Mount, Mount of Olives, Wailing Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Golgotha, Last Supper, Middle East, Acts of the Apostles, Muhammad, al-Aqsa Mosque, Herod the Great, Stone of Anointing, Joseph of Arimathea, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, Old CityComment
Israeli Days/Jordanian Nights: Day 13

In a word (or two), Day 13 was low key. The agenda called for climbing Masada in the morning, but, as expected, the heat kept us from attempting to do so. Instead we spent about a half hour at the Masada Museum in Memory of Yigael Yadin — an Israeli archaeologist whose many finds are on display, such as ancient water/wine jugs and some exceedingly-vintage coinage.

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Middle EastLogan T. Hansentravel, Israel, Masada, Yigael Yadin, Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Treasure Island, Captain America: Civil War, Middle East, Robert Louis Stevenson Comment