Final Day of the tour, a free day in Jerusalem. With the Pope due in Jerusalem later in the day, there was much concern about areas of the city being closed off. As it turned out, really just the Christian Quarter of the Old City

Early start then to visit the Dome of the Rock, well, at least the Temple area known to the Muslims community as Haram esh-Sharif. In the queue for 7:05 we were in soon after 7:30.

The El-Aqsa Mosque draws huge crowds as the main centre of worship for the community. Like the main Temple, as non Muslims we weren’t allowed in.

The main area of the Temple Mount is a huge paved area, and with few crowds was a place of tranquility.

After breakfast, we headed through the Muslim Quarter to the start of the Via Dolorosa, and traced the stations back to the Church of the Holy Sepulcre – closed to us because of the Pope visit.

Stations 5-8

So, on to the Citadel and Tower of David.

Finally, a walk through the modern city.