Church of Mary Magdalene

Isn't this place beautiful? It is only open on Tuesdays and Thursdays for a small window of time so we rushed to get there after class. You can see this church from almost anywhere in the Kidron Valley or on the Mt. of Olives... where we live. :) [I sometimes call it the Aladin Church, it looks like the castle!]

This is what Wikipedia has to say about it...

"The Church of Mary Magdalene is a Russian Orthodox church located on the Mount of Olives, near the Garden of Gethsemane in East Jerusalem.The church was built in 1886 by Tsar Alexander III to honor his mother, Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. It was constructed to David Grimm's design in the traditional tented roof style popular in 16th and 17th century Russia, and includes seven distinctive, gilded onion domes. The convent is located directly across the Kidron Valley from the Temple Mount."

We stopped for [3 shekel] mini magnum bars on the way home and Camila & Mary also got their "Coca Colas" ... which were a PERFECT compliment to our pizza lunch, which is the best lunch we have here at the JC! Today was a good day.