A beautiful zattar (dipping spices) sculpture in the marketplace. This spice is used with bread and oil for dipping prior to and during a meal. School children eat it every day in their lunches, and families commonly use it for breakfast. Notice the tiny Dome of the Rock model on top of the spice mountain. I couldn't resist taking a picture of this man's artistry!
This picture of Mark is on the steps just near the door to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. I also tried to photograph the Greek Orthodox priest behind him without drawing any attention. At this point, we were drenched with sweat and it was over 90 degrees at 9:30 in the morning.
This is the entrance into the Church of the Sepulchre. It was just to the left of this that I took the picture of Mark. The Israeli soldiers had parked themselves just inside the front door, on a bench. I felt their presence in that holy place was distracting and unnecessary, but I tried to ignore them and not get them in any of the photos I was taking inside of the church complex.
This is just to the right of the Church of the Sepulchre. It is part of the church complex.
This is one of the domes inside of the church, near the Holy Sepulchre. The lines of the architecture were stunning and the possible compositions endless...You had to shoot above everyone's heads, though, as there were several hundred people in the church by 10:00 am. (and I've got to tell you, I love the mixture of lines in this photo, even if I did get a guy's head in it that I will have to remove later.)
V : )
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