No one is ever going to design a tour just for me. Adina took us all over northern Israel today – to ancient cities and beautiful vistas – and, as we drove, we passed a Kimberly Clark factory I wanted to know more about (diapers? Toilet paper?) and an abandoned Volkswagen dealership (economy issue? Distaste […]
Finding my religion and appreciating the fine wine
Israel is 75% Jewish. I’ve never been in the majority before. I’m used to having to explain what matzo is and what a mezuzah is for and, while I’m not a religious person at all, I am culturally Jewish, thanks to my mom and my dad. So there’s a lot of familiar things that are […]
Further case studies of my behavior in museums
Today we went over to Jaffa, which is the old part of Tel Aviv. Jaffa has been a port area for about 4000 years, whereas Tel Aviv was founded in 1909. I’ll post a few pictures of Jaffa below but first you need to see this recycle bin. It’s nice and full, but not as […]
Making friends in Tel Aviv
It’s hard not to feel sorry for Ron. Sure, he’s in Israel, but today was a free day before our tour starts tomorrow and so I routed us out to a few sites that interested me without any regard for his interests. First, we wandered through Carmel market, just down the street from our hotel. […]
