Another group of us went to the Dormition Abbey the following day where Protestants believe the Virgin Mary died, or rather, fell into a deep sleep and then was taken up into heaven by angels. Apparently it's now called the Basilica of the Assumption. Before going to the Abbey/Basilica though we went around the corner to David's tomb and the "supposed" location of the upper room where the Last Supper took place.
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| The upper room. Now with Medieval architecture if it was once the upper room. |
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| Dormition Abbey |
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| Statue of King David |
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| A Memorial for the Virgin Mary (not her tomb) |
I was given another opportunity to speak French this day. My friend Nick was trying to ask a woman about the Memorial, but she didn't speak English, she was speaking French! I went right up to her and started talking to her. She told me all about it - mostly what I wrote just now in the blog about the Virgin Mary and the memorial. I love speaking French, it makes me miss my home in Paris.
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| And my favorite part of the day. This man rocking out on his guitar in West Jerusalem. |
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