Back to Jerusalem

Family TravelIsrael Sabbatical On Sunday, we did an exploration of the new city starting at the pay phones near Ben Yehuda Street ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280031 It was a day of eating ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280032 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280033 starting with bagels ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280034 not to mention the special Lag B'Omer offer. Next we bought shoes for the girls from this kind man ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280035 took a picture of this bus ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280036 that got in the way of our picture of the Glat Kosher Sbarro's ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280037

Next we were off to the produce market ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280038 after which we stopped because Jane and Benjamin were intrigued by this man playing the old shell game. ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280039 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280040 Sarah bought sandals at this store ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280041 we passed a kosher KFC ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280042 and David finally found a gift shop sign he could like ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280043

Fortunately, MacDonald's has relaxed their policy ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280044 so we could use their sherutim. We decided to skip the Masters of Bizarre ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280045 and on our way home, we stopped for ice cream ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280046 and a family picture ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280047

In the evening, we decided to pay one last visit to the Western Wall ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280053 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280055 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280054 on the way to dinner. When we got there, we saw a cameraman ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280048 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280049 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280051 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280052 and some men with rifles ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280050

Jane recorded the days purchases Sarah's shoes ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280057 Jane's shoes and pants ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280056 and Suzanne's bracelet ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280058 Then David and Benjamin headed to the wall ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280059 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280060 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280061 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280062 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280063 inserted the note ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280064 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280065 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280066 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280067 and headed back ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280068 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280069 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280070 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280071 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280072 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280073 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280074 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280075 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280076 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280077 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280078 then along the path ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280079 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280080 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280081 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280082 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280083 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280084 and onto the plaza. ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280085 We took our last pictures on the plaza ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280086 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280087 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280088 and then headed to the Cardo for dinner ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280089

They dressed us ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280090 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280091 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280092 for a Roman feast ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280093 Then the juggler performed ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280094 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280095 He threatened to chop a carrot on Sarah's head ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280096 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280097 Next, the doctor offered to cure us with red pepper ear rings ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280098 for Jane ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280099 and a lettuce hat for Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280100 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280101 We posed for one final picture as Caesar's ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280102 and then headed home for the night.

On the way out of town, we stopped at the Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280105 where a sandwich stand had the right message ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280104 and we took the obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/Pics/05.26-29.00Jerusalem//P5280103