Imagine the frustration. Just a few days in Jerusalem and dismal failure to get into the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif complex. (Inconsistent information from guidebooks, Ramadan and a tight schedule all did their bit).
Undeterred however, I’ve brought together a collection of photos of the Dome of the Rock seen from anywhere outside. I think they have a certain charm as a record of my wanderings around gates and rooftops…
Peering in from Bab al-Qattanin
From Al-Quds University’s terrace, a viewpoint recommended by the Lonely Planet. Not sure why.
Another gate - Bab al-Atim and in sepia, just for a change
My first gate stop, Bab al-Sisila. Actually taken by a kind policeman who volunteered to reel off a few shots for me from inside the gate. The result is pretty good.
From Bab al-Sisila II, aka what I could actually see. No amount of photoshop-ing is going to get rid of that red fire hydrant.
An alternative view from the rooftops of the Suq
Descending into the old town from Herod’s Gate
Cheesy I know, but think of the effort that went into this