The ramparts walk

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The Old City of Jerusalem is enclosed by a 16th century wall that has seven gates.
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Map is from Wikitravel

For our That's My World tour let's walk on top of the ramparts.

Like this little group is doing.

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You might have to enlarge the photo to see them.

I zoomed in on the people from the roof of St. Louis Hospital, which is across the street from the Old City.
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Here, the Turkish sultan invites you to his wall!

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The Hebrew poster bids you, "Walk through layers of time."

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The old sign tells us that an Arabic inscription on the Jaffa Gate reads thus:

"In the name of Allah, the merciful and compassionate, our lord the great sultan, monarch of the Byzantines, Arabs and Persians, Suleyman son of Selim Khan, may Allah perpetuate his kingdom, commanded that this blessed wall be constructed. In the year 945"

[ 945 of the Muslim Hejira calender, i.e. 1538 C.E.].
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Just climb the spiral staircase, push through the turnstyle (which is actually on the roof of the Kishle police station), and start walking along and above the Armenian Quarter.

Then at the Jewish Quarter, you have to come down.

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The other Ramparts Walk segment starts below the Damascus Gate and goes along the Muslim Quarter up to St. Stephen's Gate.

Sixteen shekels will buy you a ticket for both sides.

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The length of the entire city wall is about 4 km or 2.5 miles.

But it is not possible to walk around the entire Old City atop the wall.

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Yalla, are you coming up? This is one walk I don't wish to do alone.

I'll wait for you.

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