2015 World Cruise Page 304 Jerusalem, Israel

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Cheers

Wonderful story!

November 16, 2015

How wonderful to have met someone like him - your own angel - to show you around.

November 15, 2015

Wow, how nice of him to help you two, wonderful journaling

November 15, 2015

Again, how neat that you photos of plastic sheets and have circled one behind you in the photo.

November 15, 2015

what a great opportunity .

November 15, 2015

Fabulous story.

November 14, 2015

You always meet the nicest people on your adventures. Harrison was quite a gentleman. I really like you highlighted one of the crosses with a circle.

November 14, 2015

And, to add to my previous post, meet such interesting people and have such unique experiences!

November 13, 2015

2015 World Cruise Page 304 Jerusalem, Israel

I sat right outside the tomb for nearly 2 hours watching the processions go by waiting for the tomb to be opened so I could go inside! Next to me was a station where people were lighting candles. I am a Southern Baptist girl and I don't understand the significance of much of what I saw, but I recognized the reverence and awe in those around me. Like me, they also felt blessed to be here on this day before Easter – that transcended beyond the denominations.

Bill met a young man in the American army, Harrison Dickerson, (stationed on the border of Sinai) and the two of them really hit it off well. He took Bill and me under his wing and personally guided us through the Church of the Holy Sepulcher to make sure we saw all the Holy artifacts and things of interest.

We were in the most packed part of the church where the processions were taking place and he told us to come with him – the processions had been going on for hours and everyone was watching them. The Coptic priest who is also called the Pope of Egypt was coming through with his entourage next in the procession so it was a good time to go see the other things in the church while the crowds were all right here. Harrison told us that soon the processions would stop for a break then everything would be chaos with thousands of people trying to get into the tomb.

First Harrison took us down the stairs to the lower area. On the stairs leading down were crosses engraved into the wall by the early Crusaders. Most were encased in big sections with clear plastic over them but some of the crosses on the wall which were exposed without protective plastic over them. Our new friend, Harrison, took pictures of us standing in front of the wall with the crosses.