Welcome back, friends! Let's pick up where we left off in our last post. We woke up to rain which subsided as we made our way to the Mount of Olives. There, we enjoyed the overlook of the Kidron Valley and Temple Mount as the rain began to fall again. We made stops at Dominus …
Israel is filled with museums and special places of interest. Following our visit to Yad Vashem, we visited two more significant sights: the model city of Jerusalem and the Shrine of the Book. The model city (pictured above) is a replica of what Jerusalem might have looked like in Jesus' day. Complete with Temple Mount …
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After an emotionally charged visit to Yad Vashem, we followed up with a visit to the Israel Museum, the 17th largest museum in the world. (Not bad for a country with less than .05% of the world's population!) Here, we took a good look at the model City of Jerusalem, which truly gives a great …
Ok, my friends, there is lots more to experience at the museums and in Bethlehem. We'll explore those in more detail today. But we also got a special surprise on our way back to the hotel. We made an unscheduled pass by the US Embassy. Nighttime is actually the best time to do a drive-by …
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