Hezekiah's Tunnel

This place is SWEEEEET. It's located in the City of David and we got a little lost on our way, but thanks to Andrew and his ability to speak Arabic we were able to find it! There's a lot of stuff to look at in the City of David but we didn't have a ton of time to do other things. Hezekiah's Tunnel is for sure one of my favorite fun places in Jerusalem now. It's basically a quarter mile of underground tunnels with water up to your mid-calf (but it gets up to your mid-thigh at one point!). These tunnels were built to bring the waters of the Gihon spring inside the walls of Jerusalem in case the Assyrian army attacked Jerusalem. It's crazy that it was built in 701 BC! "Why are you so old?" ("Despicable Me" anyone?) It gets super skinny and small at some parts and for one who is slightly claustrophobic that was a bit scary...but I made it through and absolutely loved it! For part of it we turned off all the headlamps and waded through the water in the pitch black. That was super fun, besides hitting my head on the rocky ceiling a few times. The guys in front of us were doing Gollum impersonations...creepy. Next time we go we want to try doing the whole thing with our headlamps off. Can't wait!

Me and Andrew. I'm rocking the fanny pack of course. Check out the water line on my thighs!