Spice Shop

Spice Shop

A spice shop in the souk - very colorful!

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Church

Church

Sorry, forgot who's, looks Byzantine or Venetian to me, but what do I know?

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Russian church

Russian church

Fabulously ornate as one would expect. However, according to our guide, the inside is as gloomy as...

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Newer houses

Newer houses

Just some newer houses in the same area that I thought were nice (in addition to the blue flowers).

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Montefiore windmill

Montefiore windmill

First construction outside of the Old City walls - in 1870's English philanthropist Sir...

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YMCA

YMCA

Welcome to probably the world's biggest and most fancy YMCA. It's actually a 5 star hotel and meeting center too.

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old city gate

old city gate

Just a very nice piece of metalwork I blundered upon in the Old City. But it'll have to do as a closing piece, at least for now.

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The Wall

The Wall

The Wailing Wall if you prefer. Okay, so a bit sexist. The woman's section on the right is much...

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Dome & minaret

Dome & minaret

The coming of Islam brought the Dome of the Rock to the Temple Mount, commemorating the place where...

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Jewish Old City

Jewish Old City

When the Arabs took control of the old city in '48, they proceeded to raze most of the Jewish...

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old city souk

old city souk

Here's a view of the souk (market) in the Arab sector of the old city. Very cool and different. A...

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old city art store

old city art store

Just a fabulous mosaic! Yeah, that's me with Josh. Cool shirt I got from a street vendor in NYC years ago and never found anywhere else since!

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The Cardo (Roman road)

The Cardo (Roman road)

But scattered parts in the Old City still show their Roman roots. Mostly buried by the centuries...

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Older new city buildings

Older new city buildings

I just thought they looked cool. Pretty much all buildings in Jerusalem are made out of Jerusalem...

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old-kotel-tunnel

old-kotel-tunnel

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Underneath The Wall

Underneath The Wall

It's very cool, there's a tunnel running alongside the base of the temple outer wall. Here we are...

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new new-city construction

new new-city construction

Just some nice looking new buildings - apartments I believe. Most Israelis (like Europeans) live in...

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Interesting for sure

Interesting for sure

Some very modern construction going on in Jerusalem. Alas, I never got a chance to see this one up close.

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