We viewed the King David Memorial. The Tomb of David is a much-revered site on Mount Zion in Jerusalem that has been variously owned and jealously guarded by Christians, Muslims and Jews throughout its history. Today it is a Jewish holy site. Despite this site's long association with King David, it is highly unlikely that this is actually his burial place. The Bible records that David was buried on the eastern hill in the City of David (1 Kings 2:10), which is on the other side of Jerusalem. Our tour guide, Brother David, posed with the statue of King David.
Next we went to the Palace of Ciaphas. It has been proven that this is most likely his palace (99% sure ). So that means this probably where Peter denied Jesus 3 times and houses the dungeon where Jesus was held the night before His crucifixtion. 
We were able to go down to the "cell" where Jesus was held. We sang "The Old Rugged Cross" while down there - wow, what an emotional experience! Now whenever I hear that song, I remember being down in that dungeon and it evokes quite the feelings!
This is the hole where the guards would look down to check on Jesus and lower food or water to prisoners.
These ruins are from the 1st century. These are the steps Jesus would have walked if, indeed, He was held here.
The Gospels tells us three different people asked Peter, a disciple of Jesus, whether he knew the person who was on trial inside the home of Caiaphas, the high priest. Each time Peter said he didn't know the man. Jesus had predicted Peter would deny him. After the third denial, Peter heard a rooster crowing. He then recalled what Jesus had said: You will deny me three times - after the third time, you'll hear a rooster crow.
The church of St. Peter in Gallicantu (which, translated, means "crowing of the cock") commemorates the events with these statues. Note the rooster at the very top of the picture.
Before we left Mt. Zion, we went to a lookout point. George pointed out several sights that we had already visited.
The area where they say Judas hung himself.
Brenda and myself with Jerusalem in the background.
We then headed toward Bethlehem and just outside the wall, we stopped for lunch. Brenda and I once again each bought something different and shared it (Felafel and Schwarma) along with fries and a drink. After lunch we went into Bethlehem. George, our guide, let Brother Daved take the reins and he had no trouble getting in. The walls that surround Bethlehem are quite something. It is controlled by the Palestinians and is considered part of the West Bank.
Our first stop was the Church of the Nativity. The Church of the Nativity is one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. The structure is built over the cave that tradition marks as the birthplace of Jesus, and thus it is considered sacred by Christians. While we were in the main hall, George made us laugh. A security guard and a priest got upset at that; our punishment was we were asked to leave and come back later more reverently. We felt that was a bit harsh but did as asked. The Door of Humility was made smaller because people would ride their horses in through the door and around the church which was unacceptable. If you look closely at the door in the 2nd picture, you can see the outline of the original door.
Again, like other churches we have visited, this one was very ornately decorated!
We went down some stairs into the Grotto of the Nativity. This silver star, beneath the altar in the Grotto of the Nativity, marks the spot believed to be the birthplace of Jesus. While down there, we sang "Away in the Manger" - again... a very moving experience.
From the Church, we headed to the Shepherds Field. this is supposed to be where the angel told the shepherds about the birth of Jesus. The roads descending to the east of Bethlehem lead through the mostly Christian village of Beit Sahour, which includes the Shepherds' Fields: the fields identified since ancient times with the shepherds who saw the Star of Nativity. Of course, there is a church there: Church of the Shepherd's field. In a grotto there, we had a short devotional and sang some Christmas songs.
We then headed back to the hotel to freshen up before dinner at 6:30 p.m. After dinner, a group of us went back to Abrahams to do some more shopping. It was very enjoyable chatting along the way and in the store with some of the others. Back at the hotel, Brenda and I packed up and were in bed by 10:30 p.m.
We then went to where Jesus taught us how to pray: The Lord's Prayer. Named for the "Our Father" prayer (Latin: Pater Noster), the Church of the Pater Noster stands on the traditional site in Jerusalem where Jesus taught his disciples the Lord's Prayer. Emperor Constantine built a church over a cave here in 4th century, and this has been partially reconstructed. Plaques in the cloister bear the Lord's Prayer in 62 different languages. They have just recently added The Lord's Prayer in braille.
We then drove to the Mount of Olives. The Mount of Olives is a mountain ridge in eastern Jerusalem with three peaks running from north to south. The highest, at-Tur, rises to 2,683 ft. It is named for the olive grove that covers its slopes. The Mount of Olives is associated predominantly with Jewish and Christian traditions but also contains several sites important in Islam. The mount has been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves. If an American wanted to be buried there, it would cost $25,000!! The Mount of Olives is frequently mentioned in the New Testament (Matthew 21:1; 26:30, etc.) as the route from Jerusalem to Bethany and the place where Jesus stood when he wept over Jerusalem. Jesus is said to have spent time on the mount, teaching and prophesying to his disciples (Matthew 24–25), including the Olivet discourse, returning after each day to rest (Luke 21:37), and also coming there on the night of his betrayal (Matthew26:39). At the foot of the Mount of Olives lies the Garden of Gethsamane. 
You get quite a view of Jerusalem from up on the Mount of Olives. 
We walked the Hosanna Road. Palm Sunday is the day we remember the "triumphal entry" of Jesus into Jerusalem, exactly one week before His resurrection. Some 450-500 years earlier, the Prophet Zechariah had prophesied, "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9). Matthew 21:7-9 records the fulfillment of that prophecy: "They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ Hosanna in the highest!’” This event took place on the Sunday before Jesus' crucifixion. It was quite an experience walking down this road!!
Along the Hosanna Road is Dominus Flevit Church. Dominus Flevit, which translates from Latin as "The Lord Wept", was fashioned in the shape of a teardrop to symbolize the tears of Christ. Here, according to Luke 19:37-42, Jesus, while walking toward the city of Jerusalem, becomes overwhelmed by the beauty of the Second Temple and predicting its future destruction, and the exile of the Jewish people, weeps openly. One of the newest churches in Jerusalem, Dominus Flevit sits atop an ancient site. During construction of the sanctuary archaeologists uncovered artifacts dating back to the Canaanite period, as well as tombs from both the Second Temple and Byzantine eras.
If you look out the main window of the Church just right, it puts the Cross over the Dome of the Rock...
We walked by the Mary Magdalene Church which is Russian Orthodox. The church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene, a follower of Jesus. According to Mark 16:9, Mary Magdalene was the first to see Christ after his resurrection. The church was built in 1886 by Tsar Alexander III to honor his mother, Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. It was constructed to David Grimm's design in the traditional tented roof style popular in 16th and 17th century Russia, and includes seven distinctive, gilded onion domes. The convent is located directly across the Kidron Valley from the Temple Mount.
We walked through the Garden of Gethsamane and went in the Church there. We had the privilege of going into a private area of the garden. Gethsemane is a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives most famous as the place where, according to Biblical texts, Jesus and his disciples are said to have prayed the night before Jesus' crucifixion. According to Luke 22:43-44, Jesus' anguish in Gethsemane was so deep that "his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground." The garden of Gethsemane is one of the sacred places dearest to Christian tradition. The fact that it is still rich today in olive trees hundreds of years old, twisted and gnarled, has confirmed the belief that these may be the very same olive trees that witnessed Jesus' last night before his arrest.
In Gethsemane, rises the Church of All Nations, built by the Italian architect Antonio Barluzzi between 1919 and 1924. The church, known also as the Basilica of the Agony, in reference to the night that Christ spent there on the eve of his Passion, blends the architectural lines typical of the Christian basilica (the facade) with the salient features of Islamic buildings (sides, and roof with numerous small domes). The name "Church of All Nations" commemorates the contributions made by many countries to its construction. The flags of the nations are represented inside the little domes which give the whole a distinctly oriental tone. 
We then drove to Mt. Zion. Mount Zion lies to the south of today's city walls. Coming out of Zion Gate you are faced with the Benedictine Basilica of the Dormition. The Dormition Abbey is a massive structure that rises on Mount Zion and resembles a mighty fortress; it is topped by a high, domed belltower, a conical dome and corner towers. The church here represents where Mother Mary ascended to heaven- her body was never given a burial because no one knows what happened to it. Others say this is where Mother Mary "fell asleep".
