First Free Sunday
After our morning in the church we explored the old city. We exchanged our money for shekels and tried our luck at bargaining for some merchandise. I forgot how much i dislike haggling in street markets... Though it is nothing new to walk down tiny crowded streets full of tourists shops. It is weird how comfortable i feel walking around those streets. We found that in nearly every shop they print and sell shirts that have a BYU logo on it. We all bought a shirt that says BYU Jerusalem, but it has a camel on top of the BYU instead of a cougar. I thought it was really creative. I'm sure by the end of the trip i'll have a few random shirts like that, but i'm not even mad.
Sunday, September 9th
Since Saturday is the sabbath we have a free day on Sunday as if it were Saturday. We decide to go into the Old city and attend a Lutheran Church service and the Lutheran church of the Redeemer in the heart of the old City. They welcomed us with great joy and we sang praises to God as we joined them in song. It is really cool to meet people from all over the world who travel to visit this Holy Land all in the name of Religion. The dynamic of the worship services benefit greatly from the visitors. After the service we asked if we could play and sing hymns as everyone said their farewells. To sing in a historic church like that has been one of my dreams. The acoustics in old buildings are unlike anything else.
After our morning in the church we explored the old city. We exchanged our money for shekels and tried our luck at bargaining for some merchandise. I forgot how much i dislike haggling in street markets... Though it is nothing new to walk down tiny crowded streets full of tourists shops. It is weird how comfortable i feel walking around those streets. We found that in nearly every shop they print and sell shirts that have a BYU logo on it. We all bought a shirt that says BYU Jerusalem, but it has a camel on top of the BYU instead of a cougar. I thought it was really creative. I'm sure by the end of the trip i'll have a few random shirts like that, but i'm not even mad.
We walked all the way through the old city to the Jewish quarters, back to the western wall. We had to find every cool stair case and door to take a picture of on the way back. It was a really nice day out. I love getting to know this city better and meeting new people.
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