Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Return to Jerusalem


Today we left Eilat and on our way back made some fun side trips.  The first stop was at a nature park in the En Gedi wilderness.  1 Samuel 24 took place somewhere around there, and there was a series of pretty though small waterfalls that feed eventually into the Dead Sea.

After that, we went to the Dead Sea,and most of us went floating. Sadly, I got the open blister that I was afraid of a couple days ago while in Petra, so I avoided the water.  We spent too long there, so we had to truncate our tour of Jericho.  Jericho is impressive, though we spent most of the time viewing the oldest part of the city.
The Dead Sea
After, we got to go back to Jerusalem.  We're staying in the same place and even in the same room, and it was very comforting to come back to our home base for the rest of the trip.  We came in by the Jaffa Gate, which meant that from my free day I knew exactly where we were going, which also helps with my feeling of stability.
A 10,000 year old tower (yes, 10,000)
Us at old Jericho
Tomorrow is going to be a very full day starting with a mass at 6:30 at Golgotha, so that should be as impressive as the tomb at the Cenacle.

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