Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Holy Sepulchre


No matter how I attracted I was with the “bring-me-home” things at the colorful alleys of the Old City, this was the only thing I got from Jerusalem.  I didn’t even notice that it has some damage – I just picked it up from a magnet stand, handed 10 shekels to the vendor and caught up with the tour guide who seems to be always on the rush. 

By twist of fate, the one I got is a replica of the Holy Sepulchre – which was just a few steps from the shop where I bought this.  For me, the Holy Sepulchre is the one of the highlights of our visit to the Holy Land, being able to see the site of five last stations of the cross – seeing Jesus’ tomb where he resurrected, touching the hole at Golgatha where the Cross of Jesus was planted and rubbing the Stone of Unction where the body of Jesus was cleansed.


This was collected in October 2013 during the IAEA conference’s tour at Jerusalem, Israel.

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