Holy Land 2012 - Day 2

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The walkway from the security checkpoint up to the top of Temple Mount.
Jonathan explaining the history of the Al Aksa Mosque.
The steps up to the Dome of the Rock.
Another view of the Dome of the Rock.
A view across the valley to the Orthodox church on the Mount of Olives.
The Dome of the Rock again. It's the most visible building in Jerusalem.
Another view across the valley to the Orthodox church on the Mount of Olives.
The Orthodox church again.
In the distance, ceremonial washing facilities around the Dome of the Rock.
A ticket office juxtaposed with the Dome of the Rock.
A street in the Old City, down the hill from Temple Mount.
We stopped for a cup of tea and some biscuits in a café that was well below street level.
The Western Wall of the old Temple. One is expected to cover one's head before approaching it.
The ruined wall, just south of the Western Wall plaza.
Some graffiti on the Palestinian side of a checkpoint.
The entrance of the Church of the Nativity. It has been deliberately lowered.
A shrine in the Church of the Nativity.
The place where Christ was born. The 14-pointed star represents 14 sets of 3 generations in Christ's genealogy.
The Orthodox section of the Church of the Nativity.
St Catherine's Church, Bethlehem.
One of the altars in a cave below St Catherine's Church, dedicated to St Jerome who traditionally worked on the Vulgate here.
A minaret overlooking Manger Square.
The enthusiastic salesman in a Bethlehem gift shop.

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