Touring Jersualem

We headed out the next morning to tour Jerusalem. We didn't think much about also being spies. One little boy kept following us around, trying to sell candy to us. 1 for a quarter or 2 for twenty-five cents. It became something of a joke, as he didn't know anything about US money. We got him down to 4 for 25 cents. We went into the Dome of the Rock, and I think that is the most foul smelling place on Earth. It is a beautiful place with huge Oriental rugs. The problem is that everyone must take off their shoes before entering the site, so imagine all of those stinky feet on those rugs. I wish they had some air freshener in there. We also saw the Wailing Wall. We weren't supposed to take pictures and were constantly being watched by soldiers, but of course we did. We took pictures of a lot of stuff we weren't supposed to. Like army forts. I guess it was the danger of the moment. We also went to Jesus's tomb. That was a very sacred place for us. That afternoon, we went by the store of Sam, Omar and Sam to hang out and talk to them. It was the time to be spies. We found out a lot about them, their families, and their friends. When it was time for supper, we reported to our new friend from the consulate. We told him all that we had found out. There was one thing though that we had not counted on. The three Arabs had friends working in the hotel. After supper, I went up to my room, and Sandra & Talula went to theirs. I called their room to talk about our day, and I heard a click on the line. The hotel operator was listening to our call. They heard us talking about spying on the boys. So, guess what the hotel employees did? They told the boys what we were doing. The boys sent a message to us. They would allow us to go on the tour, as we would be in a group, but if they saw us away from our tour group, there would be trouble. The threat was real. We were scared, but we couldn't tell Mr. Vivian. We were warned not to. I started getting acid reflux.