We finished our trip here with a visit to the expansive and beautiful Israel Museum. We wanted to see the Dead Sea Scrolls and the clay vessels they were discovered in.
The campus is very wide spread with different buildings and gardens in between. One of the most significant features is the Shrine of the Book which was built to resemble the lid of the clay pots in which the scrolls were found. The scrolls are housed underneath this structure.
The model of the city is at the time of The Second Temple period when the city was at the height of its glory in 66BC and before the great revolt of the Jews against the Romans. In 70 CE, after five years of fighting, the city was destroyed and the Temple burnt down.
More views of the old city walls and wailing wall.
The Dome of the Rock was one of the first Islamic buildings ever constructed. It was built between 685 and 691/2 by Abd al-Malik. The structure is situated on a flat elevated plaza known to Muslims as al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf (“The Noble Sanctuary”) and to Jews as the Temple Mount (the site where the Temple of Jerusalem once stood). According to Muslims, the rock above which the dome is constructed is the spot from which the Prophet Mohammed was taken up into heaven for an encounter with God.
Some more scenes from the Muslim Quarter of the Old City
Figs on a string 
Lamb kebab lunch 
Books 
Headscarves
