This summer I have the privilege of spending some time in Israel. Having been here less than a week, I get the sense that my visit will be too short to really see everything–but my goal is to make the best of what time I do have!
My trip begins in Tel Aviv: Welcome to Israel.
View of Ben Yehuda Street looking south:
The beach, during rush hour:
Many of the residential buildings in Tel Aviv were built in the 1930′s and 1940′s in the “Bauhaus” style, giving Tel Aviv the nickname “the White City”:
Before Tel Aviv, there was Neve Tzedek, the first Jewish suburb of the city of Jaffa. Today Neve Tzedek is a trendy neighborhood of shops, cafes, and residences:
The first Israeli cinema:
Other highlights included Carmel Market and the Yemenite Quarter, both just north of Neve Tzedek:
