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 Pepper salad on the buffet at our first breakfast in Jerusalem, Leonardo Hotel  The Leonardo Hotel, our home in Jerusalem  Atrium roof from our room, Leonardo Hotel, Jerusalem  Guide Galila describing to our group the giant outdoor model of old Jerusalem at the Israel Musem, Jerusalem  Old Jerusalem, at the Israel Museum. The original City of David is the small strip in front. The Temple Mount is to its right.
 Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. "The white dome symbolizes the lids of the jars in which the first scrolls were found."  Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. The black wall symbolizes the enemies of the Qumran sect.  "I will put My breath into you and you shall live again, and I will set you upon your own soil." Ezekial 37:14. Yad Vashem, Jerusalem  Earnest dscussion at the exit to the Holocaust History Museum, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem  Exiting the Holocaust History Museum, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
 Beverage shops in Jerusalem on our way to Bethlehem  The Wall as seen from the bus on the way to Nazareth  Part of the flock at the Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth  Jerusalem Cross and pigeon at the Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth  Sea of Galilee as seen from Capernum
 The Cross in a  simple chapel overlooking the Sea of Galilee at Capernum  Candles lit at the Church of the Beatitudes, at the supposed site of the Sermon on the Mount  Looking east from Mount Scopus, a Palestinian town with a Jewish settlement beyond  Shops in the Armenian Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem  Guide Galila talks outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
 Nun praying at the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre  Some of the less ornate decorations in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre; lamps are everywhere  Lamps are everywhere in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre  Despite a plethora of lamps, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is quite dimly lit  More candles in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
 Dome of the Rock at night, Old City, Jerusalem  Courtyard of the Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth  A bolt holding together the Western/Wailing Wall affords a tiny crevice for inserting a prayer  Praying at the Western/Wailing Wall, Old City, Jerusalem  Some of the old stones in the Western Wall retain their original margins; all afford cracks to insert prayers
 A patient vendor plays a game on his cell phone, Old City, Jerusalem  Tiles for sale at Jerusalem Pottery, Old City, Jerusalem  Kids stop their game to let an adult barge thorugh, Old City, Jerusalem  The little shop of religious trinkets, Old City, Jerusalem  Rushing home before the holy days begin at sundown, Old City, Jerusalem
 Rushing home before the holy days begin at sundown, Old City, Jerusalem  The courtyard outside the Church of the Holy Spasm, Station IV of the Cross, Old City, Jerusalem  Playing catch with a soccer ball, Old City, Jerusalem  Blond manikins grace a shop catering exclusively to those dark of hair, Old City, Jerusalem  Crowds heading home for the holy days are greeted by vendors as they emerge from the Old City, Jerusalem
 The Wall in a populated area (wire mesh suffices in unpopulated areas)  Fred and Susan in front of the view from the lunchroom at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem  The hole looks down to the alledged site of the manger, Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem  Tel Meggido--according to our guide this is the "Armeggdon" of Revelations  The Sea of Galilee from the lawn of the Church of the Beatitudes, Capernum
 An administrator-nun in the Church of the Beatitudes, Capernum  Boating across the Sea of Galilee, with the town of Tiberias under a half moon in the background  The Dome of the Rock dominates the view of the Old City from Mount Scopus  Looking west from the Mount of Olives, the original City of David is just outside the wall of the Old City.  (Temple Mount is to the right.)  Ancient piles of rocks dominate the garden of the Tower of David Museum, Old City, Jerusalem
 Juice vendor's shop, Old City, Jerusalem  Making Yemenite jewelry in Jaffa  Jaffa orange tree / art, Jaffa  Tel Aviv shoreline as seen from Jaffa  Commemorating Alexander's reign in Jaffa
 Weaving a rug in Tel Aviv  Tiles start with black outlines, Jerusalem Pottery, Old City, Jerusalem  The sun catches a lily at the Church of the Holy Spasm, Old City, Jerusalem  Dropping below sea level on the way to the Dead Sea  Jan astride a camel, at sea level on the way to the Dead Sea
 Petting a camel at sea level on the way to the Dead Sea  Crow atop a wall, Masada  The king's swimming hole on the north cliff of Masada  Caves at Qumran, where the first Dead Sea scroll was found  Susan braves the waves at the Dead Sea, Israel
 Indian tourists wade in the Dead Sea, Israel  Seating is free, but flimsy, at the Dead Sea, Israel
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