As a vistor in the Holy Land, I was captivated by so many sites...
A few of my favorites were actually common features….archways and doorways….people, pathways, and even the food. Everyday I saw people and places that caught my attention.
Archways…
A curved structure forming a passage or entrance.
Archways were in abundance in the Old City and in and around the Old City of Jerusalem.
Archways…
A curved structure forming a passage or entrance.
Archways were in abundance in the Old City and in and around the Old City of Jerusalem.
A quiet area in the Old City.
There are four main quarters inside the Old City…the Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Armenian areas.
Each area has entryways and archways where people enter.
Just after entering Herrod's Gate, we entered the Muslim Quarter.
The Christian Quarter
Archways at the exit of the Hezekiah tunnels in the City of David…
Archways outside the BYU Jerusalem Center
Doorways….
an entrance to a room or a building through a door
Of course doors were everywhere…but I noticed how different and eye catching so many doors and doorways were in and around Jerusalem and the Old City.
As we walked throughout the Old City, I learned that people actual live in it…I had no idea....it's not just a tourist site!
Many of the doors were entrances into smaller neighborhoods and homes.
A Jewish doorway....
Muslim doorways....
A door made in Germany in the city of Capernaum…This large door is on the church where it is believed that Mary, the mother of Jesus was visited by the Angel Gabriel who announced that she would be the Mother of the Savior.
At the entrance of the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea. This is in the Garden Tomb area where many believe Jesus Christ was buried and resurrected.
People…through the lens of my camera….
It was fun visiting during the spring season. I immensely enjoyed seeing the people who lived and worked in Jerusalem and the Holy Land
An elderly Jewish man walking and reading....
People praying at the Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall....
The Jewish Sabbath begins….the men's side of the Western Wall....
Many more people gather at the Western Wall as the Sabbath approaches. The olive-green metal fence on the right-hand side can barely be seen....this fence separates the prayer areas for the men and the women.
The Jewish men read, pray and sing...
Jewish women….
A Jewish woman....
Markets were everywhere we walked…people were selling wares, herbs, fresh fruits, vegetables....
We shopped every night in the old city....
....even after a full day's tour!
Women are selling herbs and spices....
Most pathways in the Old City were cobblestoned and slanted…the shop deliveries were often made on wagon carts. The worker below is trying to slow down his cart by stepping on the brake....an old inner tube!
The Jewish sabbath begins at sunset Friday, and the prior day, Thursday, is popular for Bar Mitzvah. We stopped to see this very happy family celebrating with music and singing. The young boy is having his Bar Mitzvah is under the red and white canopy.
Friday is the holy day for the Muslims. After returning from a tour we had to walk through the Old City in order to get to our hotel.
We became part of a Muslim exodus through the Old City!
Two little girls playing hopscotch in their neighborhood....
....one of the many ways that children all over the world are the same.
Jewish prayer books....
Two little girls playing hopscotch in their neighborhood....
Jewish prayer books....
A Jewish woman praying in a small room....
Old City of Jerusalem
How lucky for me to be here …in the spring… to see so many interesting and beautiful people and sights!
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