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Holy Bagel! Must be pretty good as the cat was tempted by its holiness
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| Mosque of Omar, where Caliph Omar prayed outside in the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after the siege of Jerusalem where the Byzantine Empire surrendered Jerusalem to the Muslim
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| I didn't know a cat could use a straw... anyway he did not look too happy for me to stay around and find out further...
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| New Gate, the newest (1887) of all the 7 gates. It was built at the highest point of the present wall, at 790 metres above sea level.
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Muristan is a complex of streets and shops in the Christian Quarter. It was the location of the first hospital of the Knights Hospitaller.
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| At the heart of the Muristan is the fountain square with a 19th century ornamental fountain
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| The Church of St. John the Baptist with its distinctive silver dome
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| Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, one of the few Protestant Churches in Jerusalem. Built for the German Kaiser in 1898
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Entrance of the church. You could walk up to the bell tower for a great view of the old city
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| After dinner one night when I was getting back to the hostel I bumped into a live concert in the Muristan area
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| and the atmosphere was really good, people were just gathering and enjoying the moment
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The good, the bad and the ugly!
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