Blogs from Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel, Middle East - page 15

Hi Everyone-- I met a professor named Yehuda from George Mason University at a cafe this afternoon and he recommended a walking tour which took me along the Mediterranean Sea to Jaffa and back through several market areas. The sea was gorgeous but extremely windy. There were several brave men wind surfing as it actually was not all that cold. Old Jaffa is mentioned in the Old Testament and was founded by Japheth serving as a major port until Tel Aviv built a much bigger one. Japheth's father was Noah known for that big bad flood and the famous ark. The town is primarily Arab and has some very old buildings, clock tower, port and an old flea market. I had a great lunch here snacking on kabab with real humus as an appetizer. By the ... read more

I accidentally posted the last post prematurely while attempting to save it. So if you're just now reading this, the first half of my story can be found underneath this post. Anywhos. So I set out from Niva's apartment and headed towards Jaffa, a city that is roughly 3,000 years old and has been incorporated into the expanding borders of Tel-Aviv. It was during this walk that I began to fall in love with this city. It was slow and gradual, but the more I saw of the city, its diversity, varying architectural styles, and the attitude of the locals, the more I was reminded of the first time I walked through New Orleans. I started out on Rothschild street, a tree-lined boulevard with a large sidewalk running along the median, dotted with cafes, people on ... read more

This is my last post as I return to dear old blighty later on today. Not much to report here, just swimming and sunbathing for me - its such a chore - trying to avoid getting sunburnt. Had a great night out last night went to the obligatory Irish bar - Molly Blooms and then carried on to Mikes's place to watch the football with my new chum Kev. Spent most of the night with a young Jewish punk called Darya she was originally from Russia, there are lots of Russians here in Israel (including Ernest) also with us was Stan the drunken South African (I've never seen him sober) and Craig who's the captain of a 30 million pound ship (so he kept telling us) that was held up in port so he was having ... read more

Vi har forflyttet oss vestover igjen, og er tilbake ved Middelhavet og i en annen verden, føles det som. Vi er i Tel Aviv. Men først må jeg fortelle litt om Petra. Jeg skrev at Petra skulle få sitt eget blogginnlegg, men det må jeg legge fra meg. Petra er en 2000 år gammel by bygget av nabateerne i fjellet. Denne byen ble oppdaget av en nederlender for omlag 200 år siden, og er den dag i dag godt bevart. Petra er uten tvil det flotteste Jordan har å vise tilreisende. Og turistene kommer i hopetall for å se bygningene som er bygget inn i det røde fjellet, klatre opp på fjelltoppene og få imponerende utsikt, ri på esler og hester og lukte på fersk kamelbæsj. Vi brukte en hel dag på dette, tok massevis av ... read more

Shalom friends from Israel!!!!! We made it just fine, just got back from making a quick bus trip down to Jaffa, we couldn't find anything worth reporting so had a quick bite in a shwarma shop and took the taxi back to the hostel. We are turning in soon to get some really needed sleep!! Tomorrow we head out to Jerusalem to meet Bridgette and get aquainted with our new nighbourhood. Nite and Shalom!... read more