Jerusalem 2007
For May and June 2007 I studied at the BYU Jerusalem Center. We traveled throughout Israel, Egypt and Jordan during our studies. Here are some pictures from my trip.
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| The Dome of the Rock in the background. You can also see the Old City wall. | This is the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem. |
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| Me and the Sphinx had a moment together. | Here is one of the pyramids. They were HUGE! |
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| The sunset over the Sea of Galilee. My hotel room had this view. | St. Peter's fish that is supposed to only come from the Sea of Galilee. |
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| We crawled through some caves throughout the trip. These were the smallest ones though! | It was a tight fit, but I made it! |
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| Can you tell how high the water went in Hezekiah's tunnels? | The Bahai Gardens were beautiful in Haifa. |
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| Michelle and I. The Mediterranean Sea is in the background. | It was a very strange sensation to swim in the Dead Sea. |
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| The official Temple from Indiana Jones in Petra. | There were temples all over in Petra. I was so surprised. |
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| After riding a donkey up 800 steps, we reached this huge monastery! | At an ancient Roman city we went to a show. Then the gladiators took pictures with us. |
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| This is the church dedicated to Mary in Nazareth. | This is the church at the Mount of Beatitudes. |
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| This is the Garden of Gethsemane. | This is inside the Church of the Nativity. This is supposed to be the site where Christ was born. |
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| This is Brother Whitchurch and his wife. They were our professors that we were always with. | My last sunrise in Jerusalem. This is taken from the Center. |