Jerusalem

A city of mythical proportions contrast and contradiction where luminous light and darkness, tranquility and aggression all combine, creating a vibrant home to people from every race, religion and creed.

We spent the last 5 days there, staying in Alan's house and it feels as though we have been to a retreat. Alan, my brother in-law is a philanthropist (running the Abraham Fund projects,http://www.abrahamfund.org/main/siteNew/index.php ) who set up a house in the beautiful neighbourhood of Yamin Moshe solely for guests. The house overlooks the walls of the old city and is one of the most beautiful homes we have ever been to.

The week of Succot is a traditional time of pilgrimage to Jerusalem, so the city was overcrowded and noisy but we had our haven to retreat to. I hope that the pictures below represent some of our impressions of the city, including a video of a Hassidic Hip Hop gig in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City.