Holy Sepulchre

Yesterday, I went to the Holy Sepulchre again. I went with 2 people I met from Canada, Nikki and Aaron. They hadn't been able to find the Holy Sepulcher and I knew where it was and I hadn't been able to find the Western Wall and they could get there. So we went together. I still didn't like it, but I was not as bothered by it as I was last time. Whether that is good or bad I don't know.

The first picture is from the outside. The little stairway next to the doors on the right I believe was part of a watch tower built by the crusaders. The next picture is of where the cross was. The people crouched down are touching the stone or hole where the cross was. To the left behind the people is the rock the "was" broken from the earthquake after Christ died. It is a Greek chapel. The next two are the stone of unction, where Christ's body was prepared for burial. And the last one is the "grave" of Christ. They have dug out the cliff. I still have not gone in there. The line was extremely long yesterday. So, that was different.

Then we walked to the Western Wall. We were unable to take pictures though because it was Shabbot. But the place was very full of people. The men's side especially had a lot of people in it. It was different as well, being there again. It could just be that so many there to pray that presence that I felt last time wasn't there, or something like that that I can't explain.

But it was a good day. And it was very nice to have people to go with. We went out for dinner tonight together. Again it was nice just to have people to meander around with.