Jerusalem, Israel

Hello Jerusalem! I have been doing a lot of history work on this town, since it appears in the Bible AND in the Great Crusades. Did you know that the Crusades were between the Mongols and the crusaders (trying to take Jerusalem) and the Mamluks (Ruled the city from 1250-1517)? Also, did you know that Jerusalem suffered from the black plague? I also found out that it still suffers from earthquakes.

Jerusalem has a wonderful biblical history. It is the town where Jesus works many of his miracles, and where he gets baptized in the Jordan River. I plan on making a stop there later today. The Jordan was beautiful! Did you know that it flows right into the Black Sea? I didn't.

I decided I would pay a visit to the Dome of Rock, one of the greatest Muslim monuments ever. It is a beautiful white and blue building with a gold covered dome. It is very pretty.

Now I am going back to my hotel. I had a great time in Israel. Now it is time for me to catch some sleep so I can fly to the land of sand tomorrow- Egypt.