Mount of Olives / The Old City Overlok

DAY 5: STOP 5

This is the site of a Jewish cemetery where the faithful have been buried for centuries awaiting the Messiah's return.

Overlooking the walled in Old Jeruselem with the view of Jewish tombs ($25,000 per tiny plot).  The view of Jerusalem was stunning.  The sound of church bells with the  loud broadcast of the Muslim call to prayer was surreal.  Looking at the city, we could see the El Aqaa mosque that is the third holiest Muslim site, the Wailing Wall of Jewish holiness and, of course, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.  Crazy to think the three major religions of the world are crammed in one small site.

We walked down the Palm Sunday Walk about a half mile / 400 foot decline to the Agony in the Garden, the betrayal and arrest of Jesus and a view other amazing sites to be posted later.