18/03/2019:
Back in Jerusalem we went to the City of David and the Garden tomb and Golgotha ( the skull) one of the two suspected crucifixion sites ) and yep there was a face in the rock like a skull.
The wailing wall in the old city was another highlight for me. We were lucky enough to be there on a Monday which is one of the Bar Mitzvah days. Lots of celebrations, dancing, noise, balloons, saxophones etc. The crevices of the wall are jammed full of notes with peoples prayers and every few days they remove them and bury them in Jerusalem. They are not destroyed. Our prayers are now either still in wall or on the way to be buried. I was fascinated with all different Jewish traditional prayer clothing and I clambered up on a bench on the women’s side and peered over at the blokes….I felt a bit odd, like I was invading private moments but they didn’t seem to mind that everyone was staring at them taking photos – they just were concentrating on their prayers.
Wailing wall – note the prayers all stuffed in the wall
Reading the Good Book – Wailing Wall