A day to remember ... for aching muscles!

Today, Dr. Mullins led us on a walking tour of Old Jerusalem. Actually, he acquainted us with the recent history of Jerusalem - back to Suliman the Magnificent 450 years ago, who built the walls that are in place to this day. Then, we climbed the stairs to traverse the walls from the Jaffa Gate on the west side of the Old City to the Damascus Gate on the north side. We got an eyeful and an earful as Dr. Mullins explained what we were seeing and what had occurred over the course of the centuries in and around the Armenian Quarter and the Christian Quarter. Had a great view of the Dome of the Rock and the Mount of Olives. We returned to Jerusalem University College by way of the Via Dolorosa. Another group of pilgrims was singing as they made their way through the Stations of the Cross along this route. They even had a fellow carrying a cross. When we returned to our domicile, we were wiped out. The stairs along the upper ramparts of the wall are treacherous and VERY steep. And they seem to never end! I remarked that they should sell t-shirts in the shops that read, "I survived walking on the walls of Jerusalem!" This afternoon, we were in class from 1:00 to 5:00. Many of us had to fight to keep awake. Sorry, Dr. Mullins! Tomorrow we walk Hezekiah's Tunnel! Should be cool....literally, since it's out of the Middle East sun! Bev