My favorite souvenir from Israel. Don't worry though grandma, he is a native of Utah. Not sure what to do about the whole thing but for now I think I'll keep him. =o)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
My bag boy and body guard =o)
My favorite souvenir from Israel. Don't worry though grandma, he is a native of Utah. Not sure what to do about the whole thing but for now I think I'll keep him. =o)
Israel - Part 1
The following are a very small portion of my photos of Israel. It was a very tiring, adventurous, wonderful, special trip.
A real oil lamp from the time of Christ (Herodian) and a real Widow's Mite. Found during excavations of the city.
Hezakiah's Tunnel has water flowing through it still! It flows from a natural spring outside the old city wall into the city to the Pool of Shilom through a tunnel carved out of rock underground. Amazing! And that is Tom for those who care to know. =o)
Our first evening there Jim Gee, our guide/host, took us through the Damascas Gate into the old city of Jerusalem. It is filled with little shops selling all sorts of stuff.
The oldest olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemane believed to be 2000 years old and could have possibly witnessed the Atonement.
Jericho.
This is the original opening to the tomb which has since been filled in. We entered the tomb from up above though a narrow staircase.
We had Sacrament Meeting at the Jerusalem Center on Saturday, the Sabbath day in Jerusalem. The city model is of the old Jerusalem when the Dome of the Rock was built.
Lunch at the Bedouin Tent "restaurant" after church.
In Bethlehem we visited a "cave" or rock dwelling that would have been similar to the place the shepherds would have been seeking shelter in the night Jesus was born.
This is the mural inside the local church depicting Christ's birth.
This is the "shepherds' field".
Excavations have revealed the original western wall of the temple mount from Herod's time. The huge rock there is the largest single stone and spanned the width of about 5 of us with our hands stretched out. It is now in a tunnel since back in the day they would just build on top of the rubble of the destroyed city.
Visiting the Temple Mount. The Wailing Wall. Views from the Temple Mount.
The Orson Hyde Memorial Park.
The Garden of Gethsemane behind the rock wall.
The Dome of the Rock on top of the Temple Mount.
The location of the Holy of Holies (the empty space in the courtyard.)
Free-standing arches on the Temple Mount.
The Upper Room.
The original stone path next to Caiaphas' Palace where Jesus walked.
Golgotha, Calvary, "the place of the skull".
The Garden Tomb confirmed to be the place of rest for Jesus' body after the crucifixion.
A real oil lamp from the time of Christ (Herodian) and a real Widow's Mite. Found during excavations of the city.
Hezakiah's Tunnel has water flowing through it still! It flows from a natural spring outside the old city wall into the city to the Pool of Shilom through a tunnel carved out of rock underground. Amazing! And that is Tom for those who care to know. =o)
Our first evening there Jim Gee, our guide/host, took us through the Damascas Gate into the old city of Jerusalem. It is filled with little shops selling all sorts of stuff.
The oldest olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemane believed to be 2000 years old and could have possibly witnessed the Atonement.
Jericho.
This is the original opening to the tomb which has since been filled in. We entered the tomb from up above though a narrow staircase.
We had Sacrament Meeting at the Jerusalem Center on Saturday, the Sabbath day in Jerusalem. The city model is of the old Jerusalem when the Dome of the Rock was built.
Lunch at the Bedouin Tent "restaurant" after church.
In Bethlehem we visited a "cave" or rock dwelling that would have been similar to the place the shepherds would have been seeking shelter in the night Jesus was born.
This is the mural inside the local church depicting Christ's birth.
This is the "shepherds' field".
Excavations have revealed the original western wall of the temple mount from Herod's time. The huge rock there is the largest single stone and spanned the width of about 5 of us with our hands stretched out. It is now in a tunnel since back in the day they would just build on top of the rubble of the destroyed city.
Visiting the Temple Mount. The Wailing Wall. Views from the Temple Mount.
The Orson Hyde Memorial Park.
The Garden of Gethsemane behind the rock wall.
The Dome of the Rock on top of the Temple Mount.
The location of the Holy of Holies (the empty space in the courtyard.)
Free-standing arches on the Temple Mount.
The Upper Room.
The original stone path next to Caiaphas' Palace where Jesus walked.
Golgotha, Calvary, "the place of the skull".
The Garden Tomb confirmed to be the place of rest for Jesus' body after the crucifixion.
Petra, Jordan
These are pictures taken on my trip to Petra, Jordan. Petra is the city carved into the rock that was hidden for hundreds of years. Many may recognize the Treasury that was in one of the Indiana Jones movies. It was an incredible place. They are in reverse order so the first photo is of the border crossing from Jordan to Israel at the end of our tour in Jordan. That was only a small part of the border though. The real border we were not allowed to take pictures at. The desert is the Wadi Rum where the Laurence of Arabia story played out in part. The cave I am standing by is supposedly where he hid. My favorite was riding the camel. Riding the burro and horse were okay too. =o)
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