The Carol is a Lie!

Today we went on a field trip to different places overlooking Jerusalem.  We went to the Bethlehem overlook to the SW, the Haas Promenade to the South, 7 arches hotel to the SE, Augusta Victoria to the east, Hebrew University to the NE, and Nabi Samwil to the north.  In addition to looking into the city, many of the viewpoints allowed us to look out at the surrounding countryside.  This stretch of Israel is made up of rocky slopes.  So the Christmas hymn "Far, far away on Judea's plains" is false because there is no flat land to speak of.  We climbs up a rugged hill behind a monastery to get to the Bethlehem overlook.  As further proof, A shepherd with his flock walked by at one of our stops.