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Had a relaxing zero day in Jerusalem yesterday and despite a free beer tasting and shakshuka included in the complimentary breakfast: The Post Hostel just wasn't as good as the Abraham Hostel. I ended up doing a few things I've never done in Jerusalem, you'll see them in the pictures. Right now I'm 22 kilometres outside Jerusalem, back to camping after my brief stint with the luxury of a bed two nights in a row. I'll be hiking the Burma road tomorrow and pass by the Trappist Monastery Latrun, I've heard from multiple sources that their wine is really good so I might do a mid hike tasting. Anyways here's what you're really here for 😜

On my way to the Old City!

I've never been on the Temple Mount before so I stood in line for an hour at one of the two times a day Non-Muslims are allowed to visit. It's an interesting place.

Old Ottoman ticket counter or something?

The Old City market. Travel pro-tip: if you aren't good at haggling, don't buy things here.

Ate at the Armenian Tavern, it was good but a little spendy. 

I've also never walked through Mahane Yehudah market at night (think Pikes Place but Israeli and probably twice the size.) After the shops close, you can see this artwork on a bunch of the security doors. A lot of it is portraits of people with historical significance to the Jewish people or the land of Israel.

They're really intricate.

Back on the road again, climbed hundreds of these steps but is was beautiful the entire way. Almond blossoms everywhere!

Gorgeous sunset today.

And then there's a picture of me, gotta indulge my narcissism from time to time. Later.