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April 5th 2010
Published: June 30th 2010
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King Davids area
The last stop of the trip was in the capital city, Jerusalem. We stayed at friends here and spent a lovely day walking around in the city. We visited the christian area outside the old city, went to see the grave of Oskar Schindler in the christian cemetery and then walked our way down towards the old city and the wailing wall.

Because it was a holy day (end of pessach) we were not allowed to take pictures at the wall or write notes to put inside the wall. Why is this? Because you are not supposed to do any physical work on a holy day
(incl. shabbath). Taking a picture for example, means u have to push a button, and pushing buttons is not allowed. Also using a pen to write a note is not allowed, because this is "working" and you are not supposed to use something to make something else. A pen is therefore a forbidden worktool on a holy day. Because of these restrictions we went up towards the jewish quarter, where there is a nice viewpoint on the Wall and the Dome of the Rock.

When in Jerusalem, you have to go to the
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King Davids area
market in the old city. It is such a big difference going from the wailing wall into the market area. Alot of shops, arab and jewish, with all the things you could possibly think of. From the market you can easily walk up towards the christian quarter and see the Sepulcher church and so on. Around dinner time we went to a park outside of the old city and had a really nice homecooked meal. To the right was an arab family sitting and to the left a jewish religious family. Everyone were relaxing, eating and enjoying a nice day in the park. Oh and in the park my sis saw a camel and got to ride on it, so it couldn't get more perfect than that😊

In the evening we took the nightbus to Haifa and the next day my sister flew back home.


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King Davids area
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Wailing wall
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Wailing wall
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Sepulcher church - one of the last stages Jesus walked before the crucifiction
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Sepulcher Church

1 of three final stages of Jesuses crucifiction
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2 of three final stages of Jesuses crucifiction
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3 of three final stages of Jesuses crucifiction
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Camelriding
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Camel drinking from the lion fountain
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Lunch/Dinner in the park


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