We killed two birds with one stone with the two visits to
the Haas Promenade high above the Old City,
to the South.
The major objective was to get lunch at the cafeteria with its terrace overlooking the City. |
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The view over the Old City was tremendous. Herman was right .. seeing the model of Jerusalem in the time of the Second Temple did give us a frame of reference for looking at the Old City. | |
The Old City is now dominated
by Temple Mount with the gold topped Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa
Mosque.
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The area to the East of the Old City is a series of hills
including Mount Scopus and the Mount of Olives.
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The area West of the Old City is the New City, with its mix of churches, businesses and residential accommodation. | |
In the valley below the promenade there is a wooded area which is marked on the map as the "Peace Forest". Hermann made no reference to it and it is not included in the Lonely Planet guide. | |
This is Sue sitting on the wall with the mysterious Peace Park in the background. | |
The area to the South of the Old City is not particularly attractive, with no apparent plan to the building. | |
Although marked on the map and in the guide book as the Haas Promenade, the only sign referred to the area where we stopped as the Anne and Moshe Trottner Park. | |
There were lots of pretty flowers to look at and take pictures of. The one on the left is an anemone, not a poppy. | |
This pair of sculptures was close to where our bus was parked. | |
On our second visit to the Haas Promenade, there were many more Israeli's than on the previous day. In particular, we encountered this group of school children just about under the control of their teachers. |
Last updated on May 27, 2000