King David Jerusalem

... off to Israel...3 weeks of exploration, discovery, relaxation, meditation and even a birthday celebration...Chris's 60th at the King David Hotel, Jerusalem on Sept. 9th, to coincide with Israel's 60th anniversary of founding, this year....Join us on our ...

... more time here. I will head straight to the ER to get an MRI of my left leg when I get back home. We go to the King David Hotel for breakfast, It comes highly recommended by my friend P., who still raves about it. Sure enough, it is worth it: so many ...

The first stop of the day was King David City. This is a very large restoration of the original site of the city established by King David over 3000 years ago, just south of the Old City. You can take guided tours or wander around by yourself, so of ...

... had so much history for Jews and Christians. After the ceremony we went for a luncheon at the Ambassadors' Garden in the King David Hotel. In the afternoon our big group divided into four teams and went on a scavenger hunt throughout the ...

... below the upper hill near the Walled City center. Down 20 meters to where they found the early remnants of King David's palace overlooking the Kidron Valley well below the established Walls of Jerusalem today. We see also ...

... the first time. Next year in Jerusalem is now! My favorite spot to visit in Israel's capital-Jerusalem-to is the Tower of David, where King David composed the 23rd psalm. When I finish my tour in the Tower of David, I dine at my beloved ...

... days but it was about quality, not quantity!  Our first stop was at the original first city of Jerusalem.  We learned today that when King David first captured the city from the Jebusites in 1000 BC it was a much smaller place than the Old City ...

... the bombings occurred.  We walked around the center of the city with Allan and Anita, the couple from Toronto. We visited the King David and Citadel Hotels (two of the nicest in the city),  Across from the King David hotel is the YMCA ...

... . After the dungeon at Caiaphas' house, we walked into the Old City and visited a synagogue that is thought to house the tomb of King David.  There is no archaeological evidence that it is or is not his tomb, but Jewish tradition. We also walked to a ...

... they are a little limited how they dig, but they have found the original retaining wall that dates back to the time of King David and Solomon. Overlooking from that area, you can see ancient cave graves and Palestinian homes built on the hillside on top ...

... couldn't keep up with trying to read the street signs which are really in Hebrew (major signs are in both Eng and Hebrew) - so "King David Road" isn't written like that... It took me 2 hours, lots of doubling back, driving in the taxi/bus lanes only, ...

... Cemetery.  Saw the grave of Theodor Herzel, the father of Zionism.  Next stop Mr. Zion. Here we saw the tomb of King David and location of the Last Supper.  We have an hour to rest before dinner.  We ate at a genuine Moroccan ...

... ;                    In 999 BCE, David conquered Jerusalem & made it the City of             ...

... ;                    In 999 BCE, David conquered Jerusalem & made it the City of             ...

... I got  fairly close, I discovered that the round domed tower I had thought was part of the King David was actually the central tower to the Jerusalem YMCA hotel that was exactly across the street.  I confidently strode up the palm lined walkway ...

... fortified hilltop city of Jerusalem. Later, around 1000 BC, it was one of the last walled cities that remained out of King David's control. So confident were the Jebusites of their impregnable walls, and the secret shaft they'd sunk to the their water ...

... of Israel.  The first thing David did as king was take Jerusalem from the Jebusites and establish it as the new capital city.  King David reigned from here for the rest of his life (33 years).  The second thing David did as king was to go ...