Us: where should we go now?! Emerson: how about the exit?!
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Jesus’ Tomb
Trying to take a picture here was insanity. Everyone is walking around in a type of tourist panic. The line to get into the tomb was about two hours long. Jesse and I wanted to check it out, but decided to spare the kids the waiting time.
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I love this photo
This is a picture inside the Holy Sepulchre. I don’t know why, but I think it’s so beautiful. I bet at night- it must be incredible when they light all the lanterns and candles.
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Jesus’ Blood?
There is a small area in the Holy Sepulchre called the Chapel of Adam. It is directly beneath a chapel upstairs called the Chapel of Calvary. Legend suggests that Adam was buried here and that the blood of Jesus trickled down to his skull. The reddish brown stain on the rock is said to be the blood of JC.
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11th Station of the Cross – this is the spot where Jesus was nailed to the cross
The line here was loooooong with people pushing and shoving like they were George Costanza from Seinfeld knocking over children and elderly people trying to get out of an apartment fire! Ha.
Jesse took pictures from a distance and that was good enough for us.
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The Stone of Anointing
The Stone of Unction, also known as the Stone of Anointing. This is the place where Jesus’ body was laid down after being removed from the crucifix and prepared for burial.
It is customary for pilgrims to kiss the stone or rub it with oil and then wipe it with a handkerchief. Since we have learned so much about Buddhism and Hinduism on our travels- we decided we would also learn more about Christianity, so we all touched the rock for a chance at becoming a bit holy. 🙂
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Random Thoughts and What-Not
~Lennon has made up his own song called “I Gotta’ Hurry Up!” He sings it with a heavy metal type energy. Someone was telling him to hurry up and he just started singing his song. We have since added onto it. I don’t think he’d let us take a video of it- but it would definitely be blog worthy!
~We downloaded some songs onto our iPad: Indiana Jones, Jaws, Star Wars (main theme song) and The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s song.) It is incredible how these songs can help put you in a particular mood. You can not help but feel like being an adventurer when you listen to India Jones. (For my brother Jeff- it’s kind of like Mortal Kombat. Thanks for letting me listen to that a million times on our cross country road trip!! You are the best brother- hands down!)
~Speaking of songs- to avoid boredom during long waits (either waiting for a mode of transportation or in one) you have to figure out how to make fun! So- the kids put music on and make up dances. They’ve also done some synchronized swimming together. We should really take video to use as blackmail later!
~As time has gone by, everyone has become incredibly efficient. I can now wake up, shower, get dressed/ready, pack up my backpack and the kids’ clothes bags in under ten minutes. If no shower is involved- I can easily be ready to go in less than six. That explains my appearance in most of the photos! hee
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