City Views

Mount of Olives

We started the day waking up at 5 am to go to the top of the Mount of Olives and catch the early morning light on the city of Jerusalem. We took a bus up to the mount and before we saw the view, we practically ran into a camel, who was just hanging out in the middle of the road alone eating trash.

Randy and the camel

Jerusalem

The overlook at the top of the mount is one of the best views of Jerusalem. There is a huge Jewish cemetery on the side of the hill with approximately 150,000 Jews buried there. It is the oldest continually used cemetery in the world. There are several churches on the mount and the Garden of Gethsemane is located at the bottom.

Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives

The last thing we did before leaving Jerusalem was one of the best. We bought tickets to go up onto the top of the wall that surrounds the city. You can walk around the whole city and see everything from above.

On top of the city wall.