On tour

On Thursday night we went for a wonderful meal at the ‘sunset’ restaurant Shams Al Asseel in the Makhrool Valley.  We were hosted by Josie and Hazem and their two […]

Yesterday we had a tour of Jerusalem, guided by Khalil from Grassroots Al quds ( Al quds is the Palestinian name for Jerusalem). Khalil is a lawyer and activist who

Our first outing today – a walking tour of the old city led by Mahmoud. We visited the Christian, Armenian and Muslim quarters, and within those the German, Spanish, Egyptian,

The new Imperial Hotel where we are staying in Jerusalem is an iconic colonial era building at Jaffa gate, just inside the walls of the old city. The owners of