We checked out of our Tel Aviv hotel this morning and picked up our rental car. If you ever want a true test of compatibility with another human being, I highly advise renting a car in a foreign country where not only do neither of you speak the native language, but said language’s letters are not…
Category: Travel
Is There Anything to Eat Around Here?
There has been so much good food on this trip so far, and I have snapped so many photos that this could have turned into a food blog. Please mouse over the photos above for descriptions. Today we explored the Carmel market here in Tel Aviv. You can buy dry goods as well as clothing there,…
Heat
It has been very hot and sunny in Tel Aviv. When we awaken around 7, the temperature is already in the mid-20s, and has been reaching the low 30s since we arrived. There is little humidity, thankfully, but the sunshine is intense. I have never been a fan of beaches or of beach vacations, but today I…
Israel
We left London this morning for Tel Aviv, Israel. I realize that it might seem as though Easy Jet is sponsoring our vacation, since their logo’d wing keeps appearing in my flight photos! This sadly is not the case. Easy Jet is a British discount carrier that flies to many destinations within many parts of Europe, Turkey,…
The London Eye
I have a paralyzing fear of heights. And actually, it’s not really the fact of being up high that scares me, it’s the terrifying vertigo associated with heights that does me in. Imagine that you were standing on a balcony, high up off the ground, when suddenly, the ground beneath you began tilting at a 45 degree angle, which would…
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