From a0fece0d455705bd8f3dc2aa484ca4ae12c42c3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Blaise Thompson
Nancy and Jim travel to Tel Aviv.
-Arrive Istanbul, fly to Telaviv.
-Arrive Telaviv, shuttle to Jerusalem.
+Arrive Istanbul, fly to TelAviv.
+Arrive TelAviv, shuttle to Jerusalem.
+The travelers avoided an accident when the shuttle bus was squeezed between a bluff and another bus.
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.
+Where the shuttle dropped them off in Jerusalem- 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 with their luggage.
Nancy's main suitcase was still to come.
The streets were dark and empty.
+The travelers spent Sunday scouting the Old City.
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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.
+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.
-Gouged badly, learned to see menu with prices first, Nancy was not feeling too well
+Gouged badly, learned to see menu with prices first, Nancy was not feeling too well.
After viewing the wailing wall, the travelers walked back to the hotel to take a nap.
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The travelers walked the rampart wall from Jaffa gate to Zion gate.
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-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.
+The travelers met with George Hintlian.
+Late morning coffee shop.
+Following are two audio recordings from that meeting.
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-Turkish Airlines staff in SanFransisco.
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+Turkish Airlines staff in SanFransisco.
2019-09-14 Saturday
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-The travelers take a selfie on the airplane from Istanbul to Telaviv.
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+The travelers take a selfie on the airplane from Istanbul to TelAviv.
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Istanbul at night, from the airplane.
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-A map of Jerusalem's old city.
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Hotel doors.
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Hotel interior.
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+A map of Jerusalem's old city.
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2019-09-15 Sunday
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Holy Sepulchre interior.
-[COORDINATES]
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Holy Sepulchre dome.
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lunch
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wailing wall
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-Special area which is covered.
+Special area which is covered (men's side).
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Wailing wall women's side.
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+Nancy delivered a prayer from Tamia and left it in the wailing wall.
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-rampart wall
+wall's promenade
first meeting with George
+TODO: audio 1
+TODO: audio 2
David's Tower
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The travelers toured David's Tower, where there are 21 layers of history.
+George showed them St. James' church. +Nancy shared the family's Armenian table grace with George, who was touched. +
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+The travelers walked the wall Jaffa Gate to Damascus Gate. +
-+The travelers looked more carefully with George for information about Miriam Torosian (n.e.e. Jerahian). +They want to see if there are records that she was born or married in Jerusalem. +They found no records. +
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uuZ-C7nmj4 + + +