To Tel Aviv

Israël and Egypt 2012

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April 29th 2012
Left Toronto at 13:00......12-hour flight to Tel Aviv. We were not traveling first class...but thanks to Yves' wheeling and dealing, Teresa and I had enough room to stretch out and could probably have done some square dancing, but we decided to keep a low profile. (At one point Yves did decide to stretch out on the floor and take a nap, but that nasty flight attendant arrived on the scene and comm ... 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