Med Beach

Fun in the Sun

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August 13th 2007
Today was spent mostly on our own until the tour started with an introductory dinner. It was a typical steamy day (in the high 80’s with a healthy amount of humidity). We started with the “Israeli Breakfast” buffet included with our hotel room. We had heard about the amazing breakfasts in Israel, but this was truly incredible: an huge array of fresh cheeses, breads, fruit, salads, cereal, eg ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Tel Aviv District » Tel Aviv

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more