Today was a busy day looking at and learning about so much history. We had an early wake-up call (6:30- ok, most days we have an early wake up call). After another plentiful Israeli breakfast buffet we headed to the Old City. We spent the morning having tours of the tunnels below the Western Wall and the Jerusalem Archaeological Park. On our way to the Jerusalem Archaeological Park many of us were wondering when lunch was. It seemed like we had been walking and learning for hours. Our guide laughed and told us that our next tour was in a few minutes, at 10:00. We walked all around the Old City for a few more hours looking at many different historical sites. It is amazing to stand above the Kotel (Western Wall) and see important religious landmarks for Judiasm, Christianity and Islam, at the same time.
Our afternoon was spent having a delicious lunch at the Israel Museum and a very quick visit to the Museum. I wish we could have had a few more hours (or days) to spend in the museum. I guess I'll have to come back! Sunday evening we visited the home of Sara, from the JCCA office in Jerusalem. Sara lives in the Tsur Hadassah community, in the Judean Hills outside of Jerusalem. It was a wonderful visit to her home.
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| Waiting for our tour of the tunnels |
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| Inside the tunnels |
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| The Women's section of the Kotel (Western Wall) |
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| Touching the Kotel |
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| JCCSF Israel Seminar Group 2011 |
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| Davidson Center- Jerusalem Archaeological Park |
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| Sheila & I at an overlook near the Kotel |
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| Lunch at the Israel Museum... so much food!!! |
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| Outside the entrance to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit |
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