EIn Kerem and Field Trips

 Yesterday we had a free day so we went to Ein Kerem which was the birthplace and home town of John the Baptist. This quaint little down was packed with churches commemorating different monumental times of John. The church to the right is where Mary met Elizabeth after the annunciation.

 Here is the well where they met.

 Inside of the church with several mosaics about Elizabeth

 Mary's spring

 This is another church and this is the place where John the Baptist was born. It is very similar to the cathedral of Christ's birthplace.

 Another far away shot of the birthplace

This is a picture from the other side of the hill and you can see the steeples of the three churches.

Afterward the hour and a half bus ride back to Jerusalem we hung out in west Jerusalem. We found this cup and had to get pictures. 

 This is the one of the stores where they sell kippas. They make every imaginable logo, TV show, food, movie, etc on the kippas.

 Today we had a field trip that started the last week of Christ. The first stop was at Lazarus' tomb, which is where Christ raised Lazarus from the dead. This was very important because this is the first time that he was very public about his miracles and he raised him after 4 days.

 This is a view from Dominus Flevit which is where Christ wept over the destruction of the temple.

 This is St, Peters in Gallicantu church which commemorates Peter denied Christ three times

 These are the ancient stones where Christ would have walked after the Last Supper to Gethsemane.

 A statue of the denial

The St. Peter's church has an ancient church underneath which could have been Caiaphus' house which would have been the place Christ would have been scourged and stayed the night before his death.