Early Start

Up at 6h15 to head to morning Eucharist. It was just me and Rev Stephen Needs (Dean of St. George's College). I'm learning unless there is a group staying at the Cathedral/College, attendance can be pretty low!

Having a lovely Palestinian-style breakfast: pita with humus, a creamy cheese (like a meld of cream cheese and sour cream in one), hard boiled egg, honeydue mellon, cuccumbers and feta.  So. Good.

Let's talk humus: you've never tasted humus like the humus over here! It is incredibly creamy and literally available at every meal. In the grocery store, the humus selection is wider than our cheese selection at home. Wonderful.

While having some freshly squeezed OJ yesterday, the owner of the stall, who runs the Alternative Tours (which I will be taking advantage of next week), chatted with me about getting around and gaining a sense for the city and the people. He recommended touring the Old City solo, wandering and finding out where I land. I'm taking his advice and will wonder for the morning.

I'm about to head out for the morning to find the Garden of Gethesemane and Mt. of Olives (the garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives most famous as the place where Jesus and his disciples prayed the night before Jesus' crucifixion).