Stations

Jerusalem, Israel, Nov 2005: An exploration/pilgrimage of sorts. It was a Sunday morning, mass was on in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. I wasn’t at mass though- but rather exploring the ground floor of the church as the organ rang out above…

Road to Ruins

Israel/Jordan, Nov 2005: From Jerusalem to Petra via the rift valley, Amman and the desert highway- in five and a half minutes…

Bait-ul-Muqaddas

Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel, 2005: Pilgrims relax within the walls of the Temple Mount… was eventually asked to leave the mount as it was prayer time. The Israeli government enforces a ban on prayer by non-Muslim visitors, a wishful attempt to keep the status quo… Canon EOS 1N/Canon 28-135is

Mt Olivet

Jerusalem, Mount of Olives, 2005 A view from the Mount of Olives is breathtaking….. In the foreground is the Jewish cemetary of which there are an estimated 150,000 graves, going back all the way to biblical times. In the distance is the golden dome of the the most contested religious site in the world….. The […]

Wailing Wall Trio

Jerusalem, November, 2005. At the entrance to the mens section of the Western Wall.