Budget Traveler

From Amman Jordan we took a special bus to the border of Israel. At the border we have to disembarked the bus and took all of our luggage to the Border Office where the security checked our belonging with metal detector and checked our passport.We have to changed to another bus who will transported us from the border through Jericho to Jerusalem where the Al_Aqsa Mosque the third holliest Mosque of Muslim take place. In Jerusalem we will stay at Hyatt Hotel Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is located in Israel, Israel bordered with Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. Jerusalem is a historical place for most of religions either Islam, Christians or Jews.

The interesting places in Jerusalem are

1. The Al Aqsa Mosque is the third Holiest Mosque in the world, in Al Aqsa compound there is the golden Dome of the Rock where in Muslims believer the Prophet Mohammed was ascended from Earth to Heaven from this place.

We attended Friday prayer, men in Al Aqsa Mosque, while women in the Dome of the Rock.

The area around the Dome of the Rock is filled with worshippers, I saw no vacant place.

2. The Western wall, the holiest place of prayer for Jews today.

3. The Temple Mount, also for Jews prayer.

4. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is for Christians.

After Friday prayer we popped in a Mall to buy something, but suddenly we heard the sirens and the shopkeeper closed their shops. I asked what had happened, they told us because tomorrow is Saturday is the Sabath Day for Jews so they have to close early.

On Saturday the Jews are not allowed to cook and eat, because this is the fasting month and we have to have breakfast very early in the morning say around four o’ clock, we ate cold food from the fridge boiled eggs, bread and cheese, banana. Although all the Hotel’s employees are Muslims they must followed the rule not to cook on Saturday.