Bethlehem, at the West Bank

Bethlehem, at the West Bank

Now we are headed to another major bucket list item, Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus. For those of you who don’t know, Bethlehem is located in the West Bank, which is controlled by the Palestinian authorities, ie: Hamas. Getting into the West Bank is not a problem but getting back into Israel is a much bigger challenge. In any case, we enter into Bethlehem to find a much different place than Jerusalem.

The Holocaust Museum, Jerusalem

The Holocaust Museum, Jerusalem

After yesterday’s walkathon, we are looking forward to less walking today and more sightseeing. We start off our day with a visit to the Machane Yehuda Market or Shuk as it is known. This is a local open air..