Yesterday we got lost several times in the Old City. The city isn't all that big but it twists and turns and some places have LOTS of tourists while others have almost none. It's also strange becuase you can feel the tension in the air in some places. In the middle of the Muslim Quarter you find Israeli flags. There are NO Muslims in the Jewish Quarter. But pretty much everyone walks throught the Christian and Armenian Quarter.
My cousin kept asking me how I could tell the difference between Palestinians, Arab Israelis and Israelis. I couldn't really explain it to her. The Palestinian men dress and style their hair a little differently (the women tend to wear hijab.) I think she found the fact that many of the Jewish Israelis are, in fact, Arabs kind of strange. "How do you know who the enemy is?" she asked. You don't always.
I am currently sitting in a Christian Arab internet cafe and they are playing the Boriqua song. Crazy.
Today I'm going to shop and then head home.
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