{"id":1621,"date":"2007-11-14T15:59:56","date_gmt":"2007-11-14T15:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/14\/jerusalem-dia-8\/"},"modified":"2007-11-14T15:59:56","modified_gmt":"2007-11-14T15:59:56","slug":"jerusalem-dia-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/14\/jerusalem-dia-8\/","title":{"rendered":"JERUSALEM DIARY 2.0 &#8211; DAY NINE &#8212; PHOTO ALBUM DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today was our last day of classes &#8211; thrilling both at Pardes and the Ulpan.&nbsp; We got a funny little certificate from our Ulpan teachers &#8211; here we are with Shira &#8211; who taught us most of the time.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/11\/14\/graduation_photo_1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/dontgeltoosoon\/images\/2007\/11\/14\/graduation_photo_1.jpg?resize=100%2C90\" title=\"Graduation_photo_1\" alt=\"Graduation_photo_1\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI was really sad to leave; it&#8217;s been so exciting for me to finally at least understand the alphabet and a flash card pile of new words.&nbsp; I never thought it would happen and am enormously grateful &#8211; I never thought I&#8217;d do this &#8212; but also very fond of the crew who taught us. <\/p>\n<p>After class we went down to the Old City.&nbsp; Here&#8217;s some of what we saw:<br \/>\nSUNSET AT YEMEN MOSHE, OLD CITY ROOFTOP EFFORTS TO QUIET A FUSSY BABY, FINDING THEIR WAY &#8211; NEAR JAFFA GATE, FINDING THEIR WAY NEAR DAVID&#8217;S TOWER<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/11\/14\/sunset_over_yemen_moshe_2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/dontgeltoosoon\/images\/2007\/11\/14\/sunset_over_yemen_moshe_2.jpg?resize=500%2C350\" title=\"Sunset_over_yemen_moshe_2\" alt=\"Sunset_over_yemen_moshe_2\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/11\/14\/fussy_baby_3_tall.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"414\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/dontgeltoosoon\/images\/2007\/11\/14\/fussy_baby_3_tall.jpg?resize=300%2C414\" title=\"Fussy_baby_3_tall\" alt=\"Fussy_baby_3_tall\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;\" \/><\/a>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/11\/14\/fussy_baby_2_tall_4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"469\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/dontgeltoosoon\/images\/2007\/11\/14\/fussy_baby_2_tall_4.jpg?resize=300%2C469\" title=\"Fussy_baby_2_tall_4\" alt=\"Fussy_baby_2_tall_4\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/11\/14\/lost_pilgrims_in_the_old_city_8.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"271\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/dontgeltoosoon\/images\/2007\/11\/14\/lost_pilgrims_in_the_old_city_8.jpg?resize=350%2C271\" title=\"Lost_pilgrims_in_the_old_city_8\" alt=\"Lost_pilgrims_in_the_old_city_8\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/11\/14\/tourists_lost_near_davids_tower_2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/dontgeltoosoon\/images\/2007\/11\/14\/tourists_lost_near_davids_tower_2.jpg?resize=300%2C258\" title=\"Tourists_lost_near_davids_tower_2\" alt=\"Tourists_lost_near_davids_tower_2\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OK.&nbsp; More tomorrow &#8211; onward to Tel Aviv &#8211; the Blue State to Jerusalem&#8217;s Red &#8211; at least 15 degrees warmer and the mirror opposite of this.&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today was our last day of classes &#8211; thrilling both at Pardes and the Ulpan.&nbsp; We got a funny little certificate from our Ulpan teachers &#8211; here we are with Shira &#8211; who taught us most of the time. 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