Outside the Wall, Jerusalem

Fondest memory: This where the first surprise I had expected to see a city in the middle of a empty sand desert with a great wall around it. Instead I it was a big modern city up in the mountains and the wall around the old city where mostly hidden behind buildings or destroyed long ago. When I entered Jerusalem at noon it was sunny and the temperature where a comfortable 22C. In the evening at about 8 when I left it was about –3C and snowing with thin layer of snow on the streets. Talk about change in weather!

Favorite thing: Shagal windows is made by the artist Mark Shagal.
It describes the 12 tribes.
The art is located inside the HADASSA hospital .
You can ask the information in the hospital entrence or follow the signs.

Favorite thing: The ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood, where fashion stopped about 150 years ago.

They have preserved the life and uses as their ancestors, who came from Eastern Europe.

Please remember to dress modestly; that means that women should not show her legs (long skirts), well actually women should not show anything, if you want to walk around, show as less as possible.

If you go on Shabbats (Saturdays), do not drive through, take photos or listen to a walkman or you may be in trouble.

I loved the little boys with the payot (sidecurls)

Favorite thing: While visiting this beautiful area, we took this picture of the walls that go around Jerusalem.

This neighbour and its gardens are a great stop after all the walking over the old city, and have parking places.

Favorite thing: A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten
Commandments with her five and six year olds. After
explaining the commandment to "honor thy father and
thy mother," she asked "Is there a commandment that
teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?"
Without missing a beat one little boy answered,
"Thou shall not kill."

Fondest memory: this is at the Christian embassy in Jerusalem, Let my people go

Favorite thing: Here you can see along one of the outer walls of the old city. Below it you have the new and modern road leading into "new" Jerusalem. You can get an idea of the size of the walls by the cars and people below.

Favorite thing: The most famous authentic market in Jerusalem.
Explore the flavours and smells specially in thursday...

Favorite thing: One of the facinatin building in Jerusalem.
Located near the goverment campus.
A tour can be taken but you can also go alone.
very interesting architecture.

Favorite thing: visit the amunition hill and learn the history of the union of jerusalem during the 6 day war in 1967

Fondest memory: this one is taken from the top of the Israel College of the Bible, near Mea Shearim, you see the city tower and that's where all the shopping is done, Jaffa Street and Ben Yehuda mall