Israel, Day 9

We began Day 9 with the usual (amazing) buffet breakfast, and then drove to the Holocaust Museum of Jerusalem. It is one of the most well done museums I have been to, and 2 hours did not seem enough time to absorb all of the stories, pictures and artifacts.  

From there we went to the Hebrew University and saw a replica of Old Jerusalem, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

 

After lunch in the Armenian Quarter we walked to The Church of the Holy Sepulcher. I learned that the Via De La Rosa is no longer believed to the be road that Jesus walked up to the cross. At the Church we saw where His cross was, and then waited in a long line to see His tomb.

In Israel, if there is something famous, someone will build a church on top of it, and that was the case for the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Below are pictures from inside, where the cross was, and His tomb.

I loved walking back to our hotel every day through the Old City:

I remember seeing these famous places and feeling overwhelmed such that it was almost numbing. You see a tangible place where history changed forever and it is hard to wrap your mind around. Much of our time in Israel was spent learning and then reflecting, and I still find myself reflecting on it all even now!