Yesterday Adena started back to work, which means I will be entertaining the girls solo for most of the day until Millie starts Ramah day camp. Luckily, Noa’s eldest daughter was available to watch them for a few hours while I got some grading done. On the way to pick up the girls from a babysitting session, I stopped by the Tayelet (Armon HaNatziv). When we drove in from the airport, Uncle Paul stopped and he and I got out of the car to take a quick look (Adena and the girls had driven back with Cousin Noam). He explained that the southern view of the Old City from this vantage point is of the same hill where Abraham was instructed to bind and sacrifice his son. It is a very popular place to visit, evidenced by the the long line of tour buses parked out front at all hours of the day.
I walked along and snapped a lot of photos, hoping that a few of them would be decent. Here is a sample.
There was also some kind of celebration going on in the main building just above the Peace Forest. These kids were playing outside on the grass and there was an armed guard stationed by the doorway.
I didn’t have the nerve to snap the guard’s photo. There was a truck attack here in January 2017 that resulted in fatalities, and a knife attack in May 2016. I couldn’t walk the lower paths and still pick up the girls on time, but maybe I’ll try that on a future visit.
Keeping It Israel 