We started this day by picking up Suzanne
who was looking at fancy Persian rugs
while participating in the tea ritual
The rest of us didn't seem able to share her enthusiasm
though we were happy to take the obligatory phone booth pictures
We first drove to Modi'in. This is where the Maccabees are supposedly buried and there are also lots of sights here where trees have been planted by foreigners. But we stopped there to have lunch
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Next we followed the signs to the Hasmonian Village
which was unfortunately closed
when we got to it.
So, we headed on to Jerusalem. Eventually we had dinner
in a pizza parlor in the Jewish Quarter.
As we were leaving, we decided to see what the Western Wall
and Dome of the Rock
looked like in the dark.
On the way out of the Jewish Quarter, we took the obligatory phone booth picture
As we passed the citadel (tower of David) we noticed that it was opened for
a night time exhbition and lighting. The view of the Dome of The Rock
was impressive even though the camera couldn't capture it