Last day in Jerusalem

To start our last day in Jerusalem we decided to do the traditional "Via Dolorosa."  It was pretty great.  I will explain each of the 14 stops.

At the first station of the cross.  This is where Jesus was condemned to death.

Station two.  Jesus is given his cross.

Ecce Homo Arch.  Where Pilate said "Behold the Man."

Station three and fourth. 3--Jesus falls for the first time.  4--Jesus meets His mother.

Station 5.  Simon of Cyrene carries the cross.

Station six.  Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.  Why had I never heard this story before?

Station seven.  Jesus falls the second time.

Station eight.  Jesus meets the daughters of Jerusalem.

Station nine.  Jesus falls for the third time.

Stations 10-14 were all in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.  I didn't take pictures of all of them.  But this is what all of them are.

Station ten.  Jesus is stripped of his garments.
Station eleven.  Jesus is nailed to the cross.
Station twelve.  Jesus dies on the cross.
Station thirteen.  Jesus' body is removed from the cross.
Station fourteen.  Jesus is laid in the tomb and covered in incense.

Inside the tomb.  I think this is beautiful.

More in the tomb.

Next we headed to the Western Wall.

Then we ran into another student who told us that the temple mount was open.  Hooray!  We ran in and took a few pictures before being ushered back out.  It was great to be able to go one last time.

Then we hit the shop keepers one last time to say goodbye.

The famous Aladdin!  We changed all our money back into dollars.  This is how much I got back!  Just kidding!  

It really was pretty bittersweet to leave a place that I love so much!  Goodbye Jerusalem.

*Information about stations of the cross was found via Wikipedia.  While in Jerusalem I used my great guide book.  I didn't just know it all.  :)