Jerusalem Day Number Two!

This morning we got up and walked to another hotel where we met our tour group for the day! We signed up for a Old and New Jerusalem day tour. We started out by going to Mt. Scopus where we could see the whole Jerusalem valley. It was beautiful! We then drove to the Old City and walked through all 4 corners...the Christian quarter, Muslim quarter, Jewish quarter, and Armenian quarter. It was very interesting! Afterwards, we looked around some shops and ate lunch. Lunch was very interesting. They packed us all into this little tiny space. We talked to a couple people sitting by us. When I say "by us" I really should say "on top of us". There was hardly any space to move. The lady was originally from Canada, but had just moved her family to Prague, Czechoslovakia. She was there on business. The other was a man from Los Angeles, also there on business. They were very nice people. They served us pita bread with chicken, cucumbers, and cabbage inside. It was actually pretty good! I've learned to not be so picky after this trip! After, we went into the Holy Sepulchre. This was very interesting as well. Today was the hottest day Jerusalem has seen in ten years! It was almost unbearable! I drank 2 water bottles, 1 sprite, and a gatorade. It was so hot! Everyone was just drenched! We thought this was a bus tour. Well, we were wrong. We walked almost the whole thing. That is very hot in long black pants! Next, we walked to Mt. Zion and saw the church there. After that, we went and saw the room of the Last Supper. The last place we went to was the Garden of Gethsemane and the church there. The whole day was very interesting and I learned so much! We came back to the hotel afterwards and crashed for a bit. We ate dinner here which was a million times better than trying to find something safe and sanitary outside. I really enjoyed it! I feel so blessed to be able to travel to this part of the world! It is an opportunity I will never take for granted!