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diff --git a/memories/armenian-heritage-trip/jerusalem.html b/memories/armenian-heritage-trip/jerusalem.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..45f6ecf --- /dev/null +++ b/memories/armenian-heritage-trip/jerusalem.html @@ -0,0 +1,388 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<meta name="viewport" content="width=80ch, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"> +<html> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <title>Jerusalem</title> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="../style.css"> +</head> +<body> + +<h1>Jerusalem</h1> + +Part of the <a href="../armenian-heritage-trip.html">Armenian heritage trip memory.</a> + +<p> +Nancy and Jim travel to Tel Aviv. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/airplane.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Jim's plane in SanFrancisco. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/staff.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Turkish Airlines staff in SanFransisco. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-14><a href=#2019-09-14>2019-09-14 Saturday</a></h2> + +<p> +Arrive Istanbul, fly to Telaviv. +Arrive Telaviv, shuttle to Jerusalem. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/istanbul-airport.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Terminal in Istanbul. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/airplane-selfie.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +The travelers take a selfie on the airplane from Istanbul to Telaviv. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/istanbul-night.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Istanbul at night, from the airplane. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/jerusalem-map.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +A map of Jerusalem's old city. +[COORDINATES]<br> + +<p> +The travelers were dropped off from the shuttle at around midnight. +Where the shuttle dropped them off in Jerusalem at midnight- Damascus gate- about 10 minutes away from the hotel. +Use of global app and phone flashlight enabled them to walk from the Damascus Gate to the hotel in the Old City in the dark (about midnight) with their luggage. +Nancy's main suitcase was still to come. +The streets were dark and empty. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/damascus-gate.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Damascus gate. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/hotel-doors.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Hotel doors. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/hotel-interior.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Hotel interior. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-15><a href=#2019-09-15>2019-09-15 Sunday</a></h2> + +<img src="jerusalem/shops.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Shop along the alleyways in Old City Jerusalem. +[COORDINATES]<br> + +<h3>Church of the Holy Sepulchre</h3> + +<p> +Church of the Holy Sepulchre - believed to be the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and tomb and resurrection. +Affirmed by recent research in the basement. +Currently occupied by The main denominations sharing property over parts of the church are the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic, and to a lesser degree the Coptic Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox and Ethiopian Orthodox. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/sepulchre-exterior.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Holy Sepulchre exterior. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/sepulchre-interior.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Holy Sepulchre interior. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/sepulchre-dome.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Holy Sepulchre dome. +[COORDINATES]<br> + +<h3>lunch</h3> + +<p> +Gouged badly, learned to see menu with prices first, Nancy was not feeling too well +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/sunday-lunch.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Nancy enjoys Lunch. +[COORDINATES]<br> + +<h3>wailing wall</h3> + +<img src="jerusalem/wailing-stands.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Stands to hold prayer material. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/wailing-men.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Wailing wall men's side. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/wailing-special.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Special area which is covered. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/wailing-women.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Wailing wall women's side. +<br> + +<p> +After viewing the wailing wall, the travelers walked back to the hotel to take a nap. +Needed to recover after long trip from USA to Israel. +</p> + +<h3>Armenian quarter & St. James' Cathedral</h3> + +<img src="jerusalem/armenian-statuary.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Statuary in the church. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/armenian-seminary.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Monastery/seminary in the Armenian quarter +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/genocide-poster.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Reminder of the genocide. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/armenian-patriarchate.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Head of the Armenian apostolic group in Jerusalem. +<br> + +<h3>dinner</h3> + +<img src="jerusalem/sunday-dinner.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Dinner. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/shops-closed.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Shops closed at the end of the day. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/hotel-roof-night.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Night view from Hotel rooftop. +<br> +<br> + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-16><a href=#2019-09-16>2019-09-16 Monday</a></h2> + +<h3>morning</h3> + +<p> +Monday morning, with help of hotel staff, Nancy's luggage was found and delivered. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/hotel-roof-sunrise.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Sunrise from hotel rooftop. +<br> + +<h3>Dome of the Rock</h3> + +<p> +The travelers visited the Dome of the Rock. +Nancy had previously visited in 1969 (50 years prior). +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/dome-1.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/dome-2.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/dome-3.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> + +<h3>Bethsada pool</h3> + +<img src="jerusalem/bethesda-1.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/bethesda-2.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> + +<h3>rampart wall</h3> + +<p> +The travelers walked the rampart wall from Jaffa gate to Zion gate. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/rampart-1.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/rampart-2.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> + +<h3>first meeting with George</h3> + +<p> +The travelers met with George Hintlian. +https://openjlem.hypotheses.org/1192 +George showed them St. James' church. +Nancy shared the family's Armenian prayer with George, who was touched. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/st-james-1.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> + +<h3>David's Tower</h3> + +<p> +The travelers toured David's Tower, where there are 21 layers of history. +</p> + +<h3>CHS</h3> + +<p> +The travelers returned to CHS and met with George again. +Ability to see special place in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre along with Canadian officials guided by George. +Recent research affirms that this place was the place where Jesus’ tomb was. +A YouTube video on this issue may be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uuZ-C7nmj4 +This counters research (Talpoit tomb) which concluded that Jesus’ body and family tomb had been found about three miles away from the CHS. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/CHS-gate.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +The gate to the basement of the CHS. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/CHS-mass.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Nancy watching a private mass on the main floor of the CHS. +br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/CHS-tour.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +George leads a tour. +<br> + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-17><a href=#2019-09-17>2019-09-17 Tuesday</a></h2> + +<h3>rampart wall</h3> + +Tuesday morning + +Jaffa gate to Damascus gate + +<h3>St James' church</h3> + +look more carefully with George + +https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uuZ-C7nmj4 + +<h3>Israeli museum</h3> + +dead sea scrolls + +<h3>tea with George</h3> + +<h3>Armenian cemetery</h3> + +<h3>dinner with George</h3> + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-18><a href=#2019-09-18>2019-09-18 Wednesday</a></h2> + +<h3>depart</h3> + +Wednesday morning + +meet taxi at christ church + +drove to airport seeing divide of Palestine 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