in the middle east

Jessica's sister arrived last week, and we've had a great time showing her around the city (and country), and even experiencing some new things together. We spent an entire day wandering around in the old city, and decided to finally walk the entire route of the Via Dolorosa. This is a path going from East to West through the heart of the old city that marks the route of Jesus' trial to death and burial. It is centuries old, and Franciscan monks walk the route in prayer every Friday. We've often seen tour groups of Christian pilgrims walking it together, singing hymns now and then. The route itself is probably not the actual location of the events surrounding Jesus' Passion, but it is centuries old, and hundreds of thousands of Christians have walked it as a way to remember the events surrounding Jesus' death and resurrection. We walked by all 14 stations of the route. Have a look for yourself: Click Here.