On to Jerusalem

We drove into Jerusalem for the Bushes' first time today. The traffic was terrible as usual. Edith said "I can't believe I'm really here." We went to our little apartments and unloaded before going to the grocery store for some supplies. We will be staying in these rooms for 6 nights and cooking some meals on our one burner hotplate, microwave and toaster oven. Tonight we all ate salad, hummus, pita, cheese toast and rice. Don't laugh--it tasted mighty good. At the store D & E struck up a conversation with a Jewish man who immigrated here years ago from New York.

While we were out we drove to the Promenade Overlook where all the buses come to show the whole city to their groups.

In the picture below I am standing on the walkway in front of our rooms. Notice the walls of the Old City up behind me. Our rooms are in the lower story of a 100 year old house on the slope just across from the old city. In fact after dinner and an hour after dark we walked over there and entered at the Jaffa Gate and walked a way down among the shops. Many families were walking around and heading home. There were some shops still open and in fact, would have been happy to sell us a scarf or a sterling silver necklace.