I feel like Mary, and other pictures from the first weeks here

A group of us at the magnificent Dome of the Rock.
Notice the long sleeves or scarfs! :-)
The calligraphy and tile work is just phenomenal and so beautiful! It's a must-see!
(Except inside, which is a "cannot-see"...)

Look! I'm on a donkey! So this Bedoin man just tosses me up onto
the poor animal's back... but it was nice for me! Saved me a lot of walking!
This is in the Jericho area, (after seeing Tel Jericho) which by the way is
in the Western Bank. In the background you can see a monastery built into
the cliffs that memorializes the temptations of Jesus.

This is us about to go on the "Under the Center" tour. 

The Jerusalem Center was built on pylons, which was 

a pretty big idea for the time it was built. This architecture has averted many problems, especially with renovation issues. But, the real point is, now we can walk under it, so they take us on a tour down there, and then there's a room where students for years have signed their names on the walls and pipes. (See my addition below!)