Jul 14, 2011

Today we began our day with a tour of the Davidson Center near the south western side of the ancient walls. Here we saw a movie and virtual model of the second temple to help us understand what it meant to be in Jerusalem during the period of the second temple. We discussed the reasons for the fall of the second temple as well as the traditions that have stayed with our generation. We then saw the remains of the stories told inside the Davidson center. We then walked over to the Jewish quarter where we explored on our own and had our first falafel. After lunch we traveled to the city of David outside of the current old city of Jerusalem. We traveled through the old water tunnels used in the David era to transport water throughout the city. These tunnels had water that reached our knees and walls that caved in just above our heads. We thought of our Camp JRF family as we sang old songs while walking through the tunnel.

Next we went back to the Old City and walked a portion of the wall, soaking up the picturesque afternoon Jerusalem below us. Tired and complaining about not seeing Harry Potter, we got back on the bus to return to the hotel. On the bus, our counselors passed out itineraries. The bus was filled with shrieks of joy as we saw the evening activity of the day: the final Harry Potter movie. We took hurried showers and put on our scars and best Hogwarts uniforms, ate dinner, and headed off to the movies. Tomorrow we’ll post an average rating from our group, so stay tuned!

Stray Cat Count: 19

Magical Cat Count: 1 (Mrs. Norris)

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