Out and About in Jerusalem

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*NOTE: It's unhappy with me for having so many pictures, I guess, but for some reason you have to scroll way down to see the pictures, and some of them are on the second page (click the little "2" above or below the entry, then scroll all the way down again). Sorry about that!

Hi again everyone!

Here are some pictures from around my neighbourhood (Ramat Eshkol), my first venture into the Old City, and my trip to Machane Yehuda market today. My old city trip didn't really include any big sites, but it was neat to just get a little taste. Machane Yehuda took a bit of effort to figure out on the bus (and some false starts - I spent more on repeated bus tickets than on shopping, haha), but it was ultimately a good, confidence building experience.

Hope you enjoy the pictures! And PLEASE, if you've read it and you have a minute, leave me a comment or message or send me an email. I'm not sure if the subscribe thing is working, and it's more rewarding to put the effort into this if I know it's being read. Also I miss you people, and want to hear from you! Thank you 😊

Love,
Jordan

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Photos

Jerusalem!
Hills and valleys from the suburbs

Thar She Blows!
Dome of the Rock gold, Al Aqsa silver, to the right.

Me and Heather
Windblown

Girls
Me, Hiba, Manar, Heather. Hiba and Manar work at the centre with me.

Down the Hill
From my street to the main street

Up the Hill
Less appealing

Jerusalem!
From the other side

Ice Cream!
Best ever. Me, Aneeta (works in Nablus, lives with Mar), and Mar

YUMMY
Dark chocolate, lemon mint. AMAZING.

Downtown Jerusalem
New City

Mar and Aneeta
In my apartment's living room

Inside Damascus Gate
Old City, Muslim Quarter

Damascus Gate Itself
From the inside

Comments

[Grandma]

Great Blog
Loved the pictures and how happy you look. Sympathize with weary time-lag. Question: What is the Tiny Perfect Door? Miss you and love you, and love hearing from you. Thank you! Grandma

[Chelito]

OH MY GOD. The food! That ice cream looks awesome. Mira got an ice cream maker for her birthday so I am curious as to whether the lemon mint is more lemony or minty. Please inform me for ice cream making purposes. I love the pictures of the shuq. It's funny, even though I copied the spelling of that from your picture, I feel like I'm spelling it wrong. And that I have now written some awful swear word. WRITE MOAR or START A TUMBLR.

[Charlotte Wilson]

Hyello
Looks beautiful and fun. I want that ice cream and the overzealous kitten.

[laurel]

fun fact: those big leaved ones are birds of paradise, which you can only get as a houseplant here (not so fun i'm sorry)

[Devon]

That shot of the Franciscan well is gorgeous! I also really like the light and shadow in the shot of the entrance to the Franciscan friary.