May 2

Today is Sabbath in Israel. We came from the Western Wall where many Jewish people gather to pray for the return of Messiah. We had a great day again and continue to experience many interesting things. Today one of the highlites was walking down Hezekiah's tunnel. The one he built to bring water into the city of Jerusalem when the Assyrians were threatening. Check out II Kings 20. It was an amazing feat of engineering and a lot of work. We walked through about a foot of water for about half an hour in a tunnel with our headlamps on. (DAD) Mom is constantly impressed with the architecture and the old places. She particularly enjoyed the Cardo which was a marketplace main road in the 2nd century city of Jerusalem. There is still one original "shop" and a "safe" in the rock. The picture with the pillars is of the cardo. The other one is from the Shrine of the Book where some of the Dead Sea Scrolls are kept. The other one is the pillars on the Cardo. Still doing well and having a great time.