NO BUSES ON THE SABBATH

Had a plan today to go to Bethlehem on a bus. Firstly I wasn't too sure where the bus station was. For some reason Google maps wasn't very helpful and got the information that there are no buses running today. Politics intrude everywhere here and Bethlehem being under Palestinian control, as far as I could see, Israeli Jews don't want to admit that there is an Arab Bus Station at all and so I wasted time trying to sort out this question. When I finally found the bus station, at Damascus Gate, there were buses running but a bit late to set out to Bethlehem, which is only about 7 km away. 

Anyway, in my efforts to get to Damascus Gate I made the mistake of walking through some of the most congested parts of the souk. I thought the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul was crowded enough but here its another league.

It was already full of shoppers but somehow the trolleys carrying goods get in.

Not having a plan B I decided to write the day off, as in true tradition, have a day of rest.

Took this picture near Jaffa Gate of the hostel I'm in. The extra building on the roof is where breakfast is served. And then below is a time lapse taken from the balcony, lower right side of the hostel.

The nights are getting cooler