24/12/08
After lunch we visited the Wailing Wall which is also called the Western Wall. This wall was part of the temple built by King Herod in the first century B.C. The Jewish people gather here and do their pilgrimage by offering prayers for the peace of Jerusalem and also for the coming of the Messiah.
When we were there, we can see the peace keepers all over the area and there was very tight security check on anyone visiting this place.
After lunch we visited the Wailing Wall which is also called the Western Wall. This wall was part of the temple built by King Herod in the first century B.C. The Jewish people gather here and do their pilgrimage by offering prayers for the peace of Jerusalem and also for the coming of the Messiah.
When we were there, we can see the peace keepers all over the area and there was very tight security check on anyone visiting this place.
Later on in the afternoon, we went on to visit Ein Karem which according to tradition is the "City of Judah" associated with the life of John the Baptist. It was here that John's father Zacharias had his summer home and it was also here that the Virgin Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth.
The church is situated up on a steep hill and the architect Barluzzi designed the beautiful Church of the Visitation situating it on the site of the home of Elizabeth and Zacharias. Inside the church shows the fresco depicting The Visitation.
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