We wisely decide to
split up for our last morning in Jerusalem. The boys will continue to take in
the culture and sights from the vantage point of the surrounding wall ramparts
and then to the Archaeological park. The girls look to grow their VAT savings
by going shopping.
The boys get some good
photos from the wall into the old city and out to the new city.
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| Armenian Church from the Ramparts |
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| Western Wall and Temple Mount |
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| Archeological Park |
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| Lots of military presence in the old city |
The girls get shopping
bags.
We leave Israel with a
new appreciation for both the pleasures and challenges that it offers.
Jerusalem in particular is iconic for anyone who attended Sunday school as a
child and listened to the story of Christmas. For me it was a little like my
first trip to London…a place that I had grown up hearing about and then when I
finally get there, its surreal.
Lots of security
checks at the airport. The Israelis clearly are advanced in security measures
(and probably with good reason). While waiting for our short flight to Jordan,
Geoff, Gary and I reflect over the map of Israel, with its zone A, B and Cs
indicating the different Palestinian areas scattered across the map. It look
unworkable and we fail to come up with a solution for the middle east crises
(not for the first time :) ).
The girls
go shopping again.
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