Monday, January 31, 2011

The Land of Milk and Honey (Israel)

Over the past two weeks I have spent time with my wonderful parents and meeting 10 relatives. We traveled the entire Northern perimeter of Israel, from the Dead Sea to the Golan Heights. While we mostly enjoyed sunny skies, we also had the pleasure of experiencing rain and wind storms in Tel Aviv. After walking the Rampart of the Old City of Jerusalem, I ate certified kosher sushi. I watched the IDF investigate and destroy someone’s misplaced briefcase, while 20 meters away a boy and his family celebrated his bar mitzvah in the streets. Through a tour of the Carmel Mountain with my cousin Michael Weinberger, I witnessed the devastation left behind by biggest fire in Israel’s recent history. The photos below tell a few of my Israel travel tales…



Who knew ordering two salads and two kababs could mean so much food!










You don’t have to be “Dead” to enjoy this Sea…















Mom and I also learned two new natural history facts:
This hyrax is a relative of the elephant, and the sweat of hippopotami is red.

1 comment:

  1. I'm glad to hear that you are having such a wonderful adventure. I'm looking forward to the stories you have yet to tell. Maybe, eventually, you will get to ride that elephant! So much more ahead for our favorite traveler!

    Love,

    Aunt Adele

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