Waiting all Morning in Jerusalem

Our story in the video didn't really cover all the details, but the whole reason we needed a cell phone was to get in touch with Mandy so we could meet up in Jerusalem once she got her medicine in Tel Aviv before our flight left to go back to Egypt. Mandy had a cell phone that could get texts, so we spent all morning trying to track Shadi down to use his cell phone to text Mandy to see if she'd gotten her medicine and find out where she was. Shadi kept saying, "Five minutes. Five minutes." That really means thirty minutes. Then he said he'd come get us at the Windmill, but then we gave up and decided to walk to his store (which he said was near the Pool of Siloam). Then when we got to the Pool (since we couldn't find the store), a man there called him twice for us. Forty-five minutes later Shadi got there. His phone didn't work to text Mandy either, so we bought a SIM card. Still no luck. That's when Lori pulled out her phone. Success!

So much for our last day touring the city, but at least we had some more adventures! :) We think we found the Sultan's Pool on the long walk from the Windmill to Shadi's store, and the whole way there was really cool, like stepping back in time before the hillsides were covered with apartment buildings. And Lori got back her cartush necklace from Egypt that she didn't even know she'd lost! That's a whole other story. So is the one about not getting into the Dome of the Rock and finding the Via Dolorosa where Christ walked carrying the cross and the church in honor of the crucifiction. Amazing places!