Via Dolorosa

here, we went through very briefly the via dolorosa. for some reason, we didn't quite dwell on this part. don't know if it's because everyone was just in such a rush, or whether they purposely didn't want us to DWELL on this part. for some reason.

anyhow. the first 2 stations of the cross.



1st station - smooth stone. where Jesus was spit at, crown of thorns were placed on him. the place of judgement. remember, he bore our worries (at the brain) so that we could be stress free!

2nd station - grooved stone. so that animals won't sleep when they walk. uneven ground. no pictures unfortunately.

the rest of the stations were abit.. blurred. took some pictures of pictures. hahaha.. but that's about it.

oh, the only cool thing is, you know what the 5th station is? (5 being the number of grace). when Simon helped Jesus carry the cross. talk about grace huh. beautiful picture.. :)




the streets were so.. filled. imagine Jesus having to walk down these streets. what a sight it must have been!



people were trying to sell stuff to us all along the way



example of man carrying cross. but of course, fake one lah. for tourists haha



the Via Dolorosa



some streets were more quiet, so quick quick take photo!!



there was a nice mural which depicted the time of Jesus, and what must have been there along the streets. decided to sit on the "floor" and pretend to have been there hahaha



they had many bagel shops.. jewish bagels. interestingly shaped. quite nice a bite.



wanru and me enjoying the bagel YUM.. thanks Moshe for the treat! ;)



a minorah that we spotted



israelites playing their drums so cool lah



also, Jews would usually celebrate boys turning 13 years old. a "becoming a man" time. Bamitzvah. took a video of part of their celebration. very loud and jovial and affair. quite the opposite of the wailing wall.. and yet, both occurances are side by side.



watch it!



mom just had to barge between them haha