Jerusalem’s Old City is a real microcosm, roughly divided into 4 areas. The Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Armenian quarters surrounded by monumental defence walls that were built in 1541 by Suleiman the Magnificent. A genuine melting pot. Each area has is own identity but still shares the great history of the city. Walking around it looks like a labyrinth at first. But once your inner pigeon gets familiarised with the small streets and corners, you start to know your way around. The Islam area is covered with little candy shops, seeds, spices and a zillion shops stuffed with trinkets. Sales …

Where to start?To enter Jeruzalem that’s an easy one, you just have to use one of the gates.But how to describe the city itself? The moment you set foot you can sense the tension. It’s like tons of religious scriptures try to crush you, that’s how heavy the atmosphere feels. You can also feel hope. From both sides. Jewish hope that one day they can walk again mount Moria instead of praying at their Western wall.Muslims hope that finally one day they own the city again.On both sides they increase their population. The Jewish community does this by luring Russian …