Tag Archives: Israel 2017

Woke up at 2pm as planned. 10mins to pack the last things. 2:15pm checked out of the hotel. 5 mins later I was in the taxi. Smooth security control #1. Waiting for KLM to open the baggage drop………. 3 hours before they plane is leaving. Smooth.  Hmm. Several Norwegians. Group? Some going to SVG. ProbablyContinue reading “Lehitraot”

Last day in Israel. Today they changed to summertime. Wanted to walk down to Neve Tzedek. Neve Tzedek (Hebrew: נווה צדק‎‎, lit. Abode of Justice) is a neighborhood located in southwestern Tel Aviv, Israel. It was the first Jewish neighborhood to be built outside the old city of the ancient port of Jaffa. Originally aContinue reading “Prime time #3”

Was able to meet some people from my home area this morning. Enjoyed it very much! Did some final walking before going back to the hotel to check out. Have been quite tired here. I probably should have kept the car to be able to see Haifa properly.  Seems I need to do better scoutingContinue reading “Going South”

Time to go west.  Starting the day on Mount Tabor. Have been there, but love the road up, so it will be great driving up there… 🙂 A bit misty today, so don’t know how much of a view there will be. Continuing to the old city of Akko. Time to leave for Haifa andContinue reading “Going west”

Plenty of birds in Tiberias. Heard them from early morning… After breakfast this morning, I headed north for the Hula Valley, to look for birds… 🙂 Started out in The Hula Preservation. Nice and quiet walk and quite a number of birds. After a while a school class caught up with me. They were  makingContinue reading “Birdy birdy nam nam”

Breakfast on the hotel.  Not a very large selection, but enough to get started. Checking out, and deposing the suitcases in the lobby. Talking a walk before picking up the car at 12. Time to leave Jerusalem for now. Lehitraot.  There was a trainee at the rental company, so it took a while to getContinue reading “Going North”

Last full day in Jerusalem. The plan is a bit vague as usual, but I plan to walk om the ramparts. Never done that before. Breakfast at the hotel before I re-pack the photo bag. Might be nice with some zooms instead of the primes. Gives me more flexibility.  Colder today, about 14C, so putContinue reading “Old City”

Today was the day to walk around in the old city.  Woke up early today. Walked around the triangle a bit before having breakfast at Aroma. I covered many streets in the Old city today. A lot of walking and not so much relaxing. Some images from the day… Map

Great… To my big surprise I discovered that there was a Marathon going on in Jerusalem. How am I going to get there? Trains stopping at noon. Taxis not getting in? I could relax at the beach and grab a taxi, but it is Shabbat. Will have to check with the concierge.  Recommendation is toContinue reading “Up to Jerusalem”

Leaving. First vacation this year. Will be good to have some days off.  Problems with the KLM app yesterday so I needed help checking in. Great support on their social media channels.  Got some comments on the weight of the hand luggage. First time I have had to weigh it. Bad day I guess. MyContinue reading “Leaving”