Wake-up call again at 6:30. We are not checking out of the hotel today, so no bags to pack, yeah.
We had a leisurely breakfast because we did not need to be on the bus until 8:15.
Went to the city of David. No, not Bethlehem, but old Jerusalem. The part of the city that existed when David captured, what was then called Salem. We walked through a water supply tunnel. The tunnel exited near the pool of Shilom.
We then went to the Museum of Israel which contains a 1/50th scale model of Jerusalem in 70AD. It also had a lot of information on the Dead Sea scrolls, including actual scrolls.
Went to lunch at another mall food court. We found a vendor who was originally from NY, NY. He was quite the salesman. Cheryl had a lamb steak that she really enjoyed and I had a wonderful lamb kabobs. Not sure of the exact cost, but think that it was somewhere around $45 (178 shekels).
After that we went to the William Davidson Center which is an archeological site containing the southern steps on the western wall. Some of the steps date back to the time of Christ, and we got to walk on them! There were other ruins there that also contained the original paving tiles that Jesus would have walked on. And so did I!
Finally we went back to the Wailing Wall plaza. By sheer happenstance, there was a big celebration going on.
Then back to the hotel. We got back early today, about 5:30. The dinner buffet starts at 6:30, that’s why the update is a bit early today. The pictures should start appearing at: https://goo.gl/photos/DofLYYDQuY3feLEA8