Tel Aviv is defiantly tranquil. Despite the fact that they are the closest target for radical Hamas terrorists on the Gaza Strip, people who live here seem to brush off violence and go on with their day. We heard air raid sirens at 1AM on our first night here, and again on our last night at the end of the trip. It was the first time Tel Aviv had been bombed in seven years.
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- Sunset on the coast of Tel Aviv, with surfers in the water. Last night we had another missile attack.
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- In 2017, Israel decided to break with tradition and put fresh faces on their currency. Politicians are out, and poets are in – half men and half women. Meet Rachel Bluwstein, who immigrated to what is now Israel in 1909.
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- An interesting mentality. While it seems empathetic, many Israelis have disdain for Palestinians.
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- Israeli demonstration with right-wingers Netanyahu and Trump holding hands.
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- Tel Aviv has a dark sense of humor.
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- A Muslim shopkeeper prays during one of five daily Islamic prayer calls.
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- Even if you can’t understand the language, you know you’ve probably heard this argument before.
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- The master carpet maker, repairing a little hole in the magic.
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- These are Israeli air force cadets on a day off. See the guns? They’re required to carry one gun for every dozen cadets. Even when they’re goofing off.
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- Had to stop laughing long enough to focus the camera.
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- We were at just the right season for this delightful drink.
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- Singing sculptures on the second floor balcony on Rothschild Avenue.
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- Our terrific National Geographic group.
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