Hezekiah's Tunnel

We walked around the City of David this morning. I learned that Muslims actually consider Abraham to be the first Muslim. The city of Jerusalem is known as the center of Monotheism. After that we went through Hezekiah's Tunnel. It was A M A Z I N G! It was so much fun. The tunnel was carved by King Hezekiah to bring water from one side of the city to the other. The water in the tunnel only reached about mid-calf or up to our knees, at times. The water was above the waist of the group that came last spring! We all were given little lights to guide us through the pitch black tunnel; but half way through, we decided to turn them off and feel our way through. I loved it! It kind of reminded me of the little tunnel Noelle and a couple of the guys and I went through a couple weeks ago- except that one was a little more intense. We actually had to crawl/swim through the tunnel at times. We also visited the Pool of Siloam. That is the spot where Jesus put mud on the blind man's eyes and healed him. The pool is located in the southern slope of the City of David. 

We ate lunch at a delicious little Thai restaurant called Thailandi- and it was wonderful. After lunch we went to the Garden Tomb- one of the places believed to be the place where Jesus was buried before he rose from the dead. It was such a beautiful garden- flowers everywhere. The tour guide made a point to say that they do not know for sure if he was actually buried there- but after all, thats not the important thing. The key part of the story is that we know he is alive. It was very awesome, nonetheless, to be there. We found a new coffee place tonight- Dolce Latte. Justin and Jeff also found a new place so we are getting a little more variety than the usual four places we have been going. Oh, and we finally went to Sambooki and found some delicious little pastries. It was a great day.