From the Heart of the Muslim Quarter, Old Jerusalem
Hey everyone!
I'm really sleepy. So i'm going to do this in bullet points.
Today i have:-
- Travelled through Luton Airport
- Got myself through Tel Aviv airport without losing ANYTHING! (although there was a brief moment of panic when i thought i'd left my passport on the plane)
- Managed to successfully convince security that I am, in fact, in no way sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, and that I will definitely not be spending any of my time in the West Bank. I didn't feel very convincing, but they let me in.
- Made friends with a (British) Human Rights student, with whom I navigated the streets of Jerusalem in order to...
- Found my accomodation! Deep in the Muslin quarter, which is a kind of stone nest of ancient buildings and history and Palestinians and Jews and Christians, and just sort of wonderful. If contentious.
- Taken Arabic language tips from the guy who runs the restaurant nearby. | identified the food as falling into the "chicken" and "chilli" catergories, but beyond that i'm stuck. I rather suspect, if i were to continue receiving language lessons from him, i would end up with the Arabic equivalent of a broad Cockney accent.
- Made friends with a bunch of Palestinian teenagers.
- Discovered that my hostel has wifi. So keep an eye out for updates!
Thanks for all your support and encouragement. Tomorrow I am going to head out and really get a good look around the old city. Expect pictures of street vendors, religious sites and CATS!
