text: The most direct route from the Jaffa Gate and the Cityel to the Temple Mount is by way of the intriguing bazaars along David Street ( as you come through Jaffa Gate , just walk in a straight line to the descending steps that begin beside the once-grand 19th-century Petra Hotel ) .
  
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  The only route from Jaffa Gate to the Temple Mount winds all the way through the villages .