Category Archives: Travel blog

Driving through the desert back to Tel Aviv David Ben Gurion Air force museum Back in Tel Aviv

Hanging around in Eilat today… Also hiking for an hour. Actually we stay some 6km south of Eilat. Only 4km from the Egypt border. Nice day. Underwater Observatory – Dolphin Reef – Red Canyon

Moving on to the Red sea and Eilat. My first time in the area. Yotvata Hai Bar Timna – Tabernacle

Walk on snake path is cancelled due to bad weather. Done it before, so it was not too important. Probably there would have been too clouded to see any sunrise. Nice museum at the entrance. It gave a good overview over Masada. Could walk at my own pace. The audio adjusted to which room IContinue reading “Masada”

Leaving Jerusalem today, driving toward the dead sea. Will be a relaxing afternoon in the salt lake. First stop was Qumran, which is best known as the place where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered not so long ago. Located on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert approximately. Moving onContinue reading “Driving toward the dead sea”

Staying in Jerusalem for a few days, driving to sights in the area. VALLEY OF AYALON (EMEK AYALON) This is where Yehoshua and the Israelite army defeated a consortium of five Emorite armies in a battle in which two miracles took place. “Hashem rained down great stones from heaven upon them�more died from these hailstonesContinue reading “Starting on the tour”

We started out with breakfast, before taking our bus to the Dung gate. Walked into Davidson park for the ceremony. After the ceremony we walked up to a cafe to eat the bat mitzvah cake, which was transported from England. It looked superb and tested very well. Walked over to the Kotel for a behindContinue reading “Bat Mitzvah”

Need to move to Jerusalem today. Have not decided how, but maybe it is a good opportunity to try the new high speed train. Lazy morning. Walked a bit getting a SIM card for data and some after sun lotion. While walking I pondered about where the next hotel in Tel Aviv was located. WhenContinue reading “Moving from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem”

Today is the first day in Israel. I hope to have some nice weather and to some necessary shopping… SIM card for 4G router, batteries,… Also would like to relax at the beach and adjust to the climate. Looking good so far. Got 4 hours of sleep so a bit tired. Breakfast ends in 90Continue reading “Tel Aviv”

My first vacation after starting in the new job. Leaving for Israel for a Bat Mitzvah. Will also be able to relax some days before and after the trip. Will try to post some pictures while travelling. Pretty nice, it seems. It was actually snowing today. Around 5C. On my way to the airport. FlightContinue reading “Time for vacation”