Monday, September 14, 2009

Israel - Jerusalem

My favorite one spot of Israel was the Kidron Valley outside of Jerusalem. It is the site of where the Jews believe that the final judgment will happen. As a result Jewish people have been burying their dead here for thousands and thousands of years. It was both eerie and cool to walk around and explore.


Kidron Valley


The Palestinian section of Jerusalem


An American pastor giving a video sermon before Kidron Valley


Palestinian section of Jerusalem


A cave in Kidron Valley


These millipedes were everywhere


Kidron graves




Jerusalem walls from Kidron


Tombs in the pathways


The Jerusalem Cross


Kidron, littered with graves


Graves


Jewish families show remembrance for the dead by placing rocks on the graves of loved ones


It was a dead bird and a bike tire. Not sure...


The souk of Jerusalem


Sunrise over Jerusalem


Pillars outside the Holy Sepulcher, I loved the texture



At the Western Wall


The Western Wall


From Above


Dome of the Rock


The Dome


It marks the spot where Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac


Gorgeous


The mosaics were outstanding


At the Dome of the Rock


She was just too good looking not to shoot


Yes even in Israel