Jerusalem revisisted

So I'm in an Internet cafe in Jerusalem now. After our education day yesterday, which included a visit to the High Court of Justice, we were left off on our own. My buddy Josh and I caught a cab, but only went a few blocks when the driver informed us that he could not go any further, as the roads were blocked because of the massive funeral procession. The bodies, 52 in all, I believe, that had been buried and Gaza were moved to Jerusalem and given a second funeral. There were thousands of people, many in orange garb, marching through the streets. Many were obviously of American origin. It was an incredible sight. Josh and I waded through the crowd and went on a very long walk to Ramat Eshkol, a religious neighborhood where we stayed with an old friend of my father's. We walked alongside the Damascus gate, near but not inside the Arab Quarter of the old city. It was stunning. The Jerusalem stone really makes this city one of the most unique in the world. Finally, Israel seems a little less like summer camp.