Did Craig write about the Jerusalem Film Festival? Check it out: http://www.jff.org.il/?cl=en
Yesterday we saw a French flick (with English subtitles) called La Fille Du RER (The Girl on the RER Train) that is based on a true story. I enjoyed the film, though Craig didn't fully appreciate the artsy-ness of the flick (he kept leaning over to me and whispering, 'What's this movie about? Is there even a plot?'). Anyway, we are both glad that we found time to take advantage of the film festival!
We woke up extra early this morning to walk to the Old City. We met a friend at 7:30am to explore the Temple Mount (the site of the actual Temple, which is now home to the Dome of the Rock in which non-Muslims are forbidden to enter). It was lovely. The plaza was much larger than we'd imagined, but empty of tourists so early in the morning. It was relaxing to walk around the massive, colorful, impressive exterior of the Dome and among the olive and cypress trees. We cabbed* to school after taking magnificent pictures (we'll share pictures later) and enjoyed more wonderful learning in our classes.
We are social butterflies! Craig is dining tonight at an Argentinian steak place called El Gaucho, while I am meeting some classmates to browse the artisan store and get a lighter dinner (anything will be light than Craig's dinner- he may actual consume half a cow this evening). We are really enjoying our new friends here :)
Tomorrow after class, we are heading to the Dead Sea! We hope to float in the salty water and lounge on the beach. I'm also excited to play in the nutrient-ful sand (can you say facial?!) We'll be back in J-town for Shabbat, of course.
Hope you are well! Thanks for reading our blog!
love, seren
*Yes, sadly my motor-free streak had come to an end.
Few things - in 2000, my USY group was permitted to enter the Dome of the Rock, and the Al Asqa Mosque on the South Side. Perhaps that regulation has changed since then. The architecture inside the Dome was quite impressive. If I'm not mistaken, I think the King of Jordan paid to have the dome re-golded in the mid 90s.
ReplyDeleteAs for the movie - we saw 'The Mummy' in Jerusalem (at malcha (sp?)) in hebrew subtitles. A portion of the movie was in a foreign language with Hebrew subtitles - we ended us missing a chuck of the film - still fun, none the less.
- Mitch