FUN-travel: Holy Land – Tel Aviv, Israel – Day 2
May 14, 2013 by Susan Clarke
The ABC’s of The Holy Land
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Jaffa
Trip Day 71 – Wednesday, April 10 – Haifa to Tel Aviv, Israel –sunny, not – high, 80’s
Tel Aviv
- 7:15 – wake up
- B – more lukewarm cappuccino – what is with these machines?
- :00 – breakfast included @ Cantina restaurant next door
- A – spicy egg/tomato skillet w/bread, cheese, Israeli salad – more of too much food
- A – HOT cappuccino – yeah!
- 10:00 – tour starts by walking to…
- 1st stop – 10:30 – Independence Hall – residence of first mayor – now a museum w/original microphones used when Ben Gurion declared the independence of Israel on May 14, 1948
- 2nd stop – 11: 15 – Old Jaffa City walking tour – dates to 20th century BC making it one of the world’s oldest ports
- 3rd stop – lunch of schwarma – meats on a spit roasted all day – shaved off into pita w/salads & sauces – VG!
- 1:00 – back to hotel to pack
- 7:00 – dinner @ Cantina – pizza
FF – (FUN-fact) – Independence Day is celebrated in April with parades and concerts. This year it was on April 15th and in the Jewish calendar a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day.
Not so FF – Just realized that we saw no parks in Jerusalem, jammed full of people & buildings.
Tel Aviv