The streets of Old City, Jerusalem. I love these streets and their tiny shops filled with treasures. Mounds of spices from....where?; jewelry made with ancient Roman glass smoothed over by the centuries and washed up on Mediterranean beaches; wall hangings -bright oranges and reds and blues stitched by Bedouin fingers; stuffed toy camels; hand made leather sandals; ornate tea sets; mounds of candy calling out that I must have them! We hear the bells of a nearby church tolling, followed soon by the call to prayer from a mineret and, last week during the Jewish RoshHashana, the sound of the shofar being blown.
These streets are like a candy store of cultures and religions. We're feasting!
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