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Middle East » Israel » Tel Aviv District » Tel Aviv June 27th 2012

When I first landed in Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion airport, I learnt the (Harsh?) reality of my first day in the Holy Land. Shabbat (the sabbath) is celebrated not on Sunday but from Sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, and it's a strict religious observance here. Trains don't run, and whatever taxi I took cost about 40% more than it would have. Maybe I shouldn't have landed on a Saturday. Since it was Shabbat, many stores and shops in Tel Aviv was closed, giving her a dead kind of feel, and I really didn't like it at first, but a day or 2 later, it started to seem a lot more like Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where I grew up. For being in Tel Aviv for barely one week, I've met a great group of people who I'll be ... read more
City look of TLV
Another Look of TLV

Europe » Germany » Hesse » Frankfurt June 22nd 2012

Lufthansa 690, 451. Los Angeles, CA to Tel Aviv, Israel with an 8 hour layover in Frankfurt. Of course I would not stay all 8 hours in Frankfurt International, that'd be a terrible waste. So I got out of the airport and took a train to the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (main train station) where I branched out from there. Just a dull comment, the Frankfurt train public transporation puts the greater LA system to shame, but I mean, which city doesn't right? From the HBF, I walked to a pub with an over-friendly German lady who offered me a beer at 4PM, which I declined, and had a little lunch of sausage and potato salad. A train ride later, I was at one of Frankfurt's famous Cathderals, called the "Dom". Astounded by its granduer, I alter also ... read more
The HBF
My German Lunch
One of the Doors to the Dom


So, we spent the whole day shopping around for one of 'em travel backpacks and we finally got it. A whole day for a backpack, but it was well worth it. Getting ready to pack up for a little and fit all the necessities/essentials into one bag. Leaving in 3 days.... read more




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