Day 19: Sunday 30th July 2017

After starting our morning with a hearty breakfast, Yuri, our bus driver, whisked us off to the Haas promenade. Once there, we found the 'I am Jerusalem' program which took place in a video simulator. We learned about Jerusalem's history and its connection to different faiths.

We then walked to the Tower of David, which is in the Old City. We learned a bit about the history of the tower and then had a scavenger hunt. Competitive game faces on! We all had fun despite the many times we climbed up staircases before realising it was the wrong staircase.

After this, it was time for our favourite part of day - lunch.

Following this we went to the Hezkiah and David water tunnels in which we had to walk through confined spaces. The constant singing and ruach heightened the mood apart from the occasional screams of people being scared by others.

Just a quick walk from the caves was the kotel, but before we visited the wall we learned about what the temple was like 2 thousand years ago! We all donned our virtual reality headsets and we were transported!! It was amazing. After that surreal experience we were able to better appreciate the wall and had a moving time praying. 

It was then back to the hotel for supper and visitors! Just after the visitors left, Luis, our madrich, had a friend who serves in the IDF come to the hotel. He works with lone soldiers and has a very interesting story. We all asked him questions and then retired to bed.

By Jonathan Philips and Talya Masters