John Oram's photos with the keyword: Via Dolorosa

In Jersualem, we walked a short way on a part of the Via Dolorosa and this is a view back to El-Wad and one of the city's mosques. 200_P1030001

Although the Old City of Jerusalem today is still characterised by its narrow and busy streets, the impact of modern life such as the satellite dishes (top right) makes it a little difficult to visualise the history of which I have read so much. This is, in fact, the Via Dolorosa between the second and third Stations of the Cross. 200_P1020997

Although the Old City of Jerusalem today is still characterised by its narrow and busy streets (I waited for a pause in the pedestrian traffic), the impact of modern life makes it a little difficult to visualise the history of which I have read so much. This is the Via Dolorosa (on El-Wad) at the third Station of the Cross. 200_P1020993

We sat at a randomly chosen street cafe on El-Wad for lunch in Jerusalem. Only when I looked up form the menu, did I notice the street sign and the inscription marking the third Station of the Cross. Although this is of no religious significance to me, it made quite an impact. The Stations of the Cross are, of course, of great importance to Christians but history, when established first in solely verbal traditions, and written often many years later, suffers inevitably from distortions and inaccuracies. The Stations of the Cross cannot be known with certainty and those marked today are a speculation of an age much later than the events they recall. 200_P1020991