Herzlia
Travel Blogs from Herzlia, Israel
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December.... 23C and sunny! :)
... baby. It's all good, I can't complain. I've had some interesting conversations with people about my lack of religion. Turns out that in Israel there's no such thing as not being religious. I had this man in the bus almost yell at me.. "You don't actually ...
Next step
... . And of course he was VERY disappointed in me, being such a good volunteer who doesn't cause any problems. Oops! :) Anyway, now I'm in Herzlia for a week or so, and then I'll be going up north to Yodfat for a little while. I've applied for volunteering ...
a lucky break
... day of the private teaching I've been doing for the last month or so. I was teaching a couple of American kids in Herzlia while their Dad was here on business. Herzlia is south of Raanana and before TelAviv. Its a kind of ...
Gone fishing
We just got back from fishing with Mohamed, his 2 oldest sons and two friends. A nice evening outside by the marina, I could do this forever. I'm going to sleep at Mohamed's place tonight and we will go to an Arabic night club in Tel Aviv now. If you ...
Rallye's End
... done so much I don't know where to begin!! When the rally went to Egypt, Peter and I decided to leave the boat in Ashkelon, Israel and travel over land to Jordan. We hired a car with an American couple and drove across the desert to Eilat. We parked the ...
Pants!
... was very excited to be able to make Mexican food for my cousins. Apparently, there is not a lot of Mexican food in Israel (which makes sense as there are probably fewer Mexican immigrants than there are in the states), and one of my cousins loves ...
L'Shana Tovah and Shalom
... , so they just built around them. Also, there are so many other Roman ruins, that these are nothing particularly special in Israel, although a site that old would be incredibly special if found in the US. I guess that's just part of the magic ...
Just a regular day
... have them run in the streets without even so much as a diaper on. Apparently, that is completely acceptable in Israel. It's definitely something I'm not used to, but cultural differences are part of the experience. For dinner, we grabbed some ...
TGIT
... for her and my brother. Very cute. When I got to Herzliya, I spent the evening just hanging out with the cousins and watching Master Chef. Even in Israel, I'm finding the food TV! After a week of working, it was nice to just relax. ...
Last day of Sar-El :(
Today was a short day. The last day on base, we had a little problem with the quantity of breakfast that they provided compared to the number of people who were supposed to eat it. One of our madricha had to go fight for us to get food, ...
Pre-Shabbat
As we didn't get to bed until about 3am, I didn't even think I was running this morning. We had breakfast with the family and then left Be'er Sheva. The trip from Be'er Sheva to Herzliya was about an hour. My cousins taught me a new car ...
Last free day before the army
... my army program. It was also the last day I was going to be able to hang out with my US family in Israel, so I started the day off by trying to hang out with them on the beach. After several unsuccessful attempts to find everybody, I discovered ...
Ilon's birthday one year old!
Ilon's birthday one year old! Ilon's birthday one year old! Ilon's birthday one year old! Ilon's birthday one year old! Ilon's birthday one year old! Ilon's birthday one year old! Ilon's birthday one year old! Ilon's ...
Prologue - The beginning
Prologue - The beginning. This really isn't an interesting part of my journey… This part is meant for those of you who wish to know me a little bit better, for some friends who hasn't been in close touch with me lately and for others ...
Mariage Anat et Matan
Aujourd'hui : habit de dimanche, et pour cause, nous allons au mariage de Anat et Matan. Nous avons rendez-vous avec Jacob un hollandais que nous suivrons pour nous rendre à environ une cinquantaine de km, jusqu'à kefar Vitkim là où se déroulera en ...
Back to the 'burbs
Our plans were I would bring my sister to Marcel's (Lucien's brother) in Bat Hefer and I would go back to Hagit's. Becky said she would recognize the way there. Guess what? She didn't and we thought we were lost but the GPS was ...
Meeting my mom's family
... table for the first time in my life (not counting Uncle Louis (Moshe)). We all enjoyed each other and that's why we came to Israel. They were so gracious and made us feel so welcome. All of us were exhausted. Returned to Hagit's and met ...
2nd Assignment - Israel (Herzlia)
... up being nothing like what I expected and today it remains one of my favorite locations. My Agency has a suboffice in Herzlia so I worked a couple days in that office. My hotel was directly on the beach so I spent sometime laying out in ...
a quiet and a sweet journey and... Loulou's school
Vendredi 14, Lever 7h. Un voisin possède 5 à 6 coqs. Et dès le milieu de la nuit n'ont pas oublier de chanter et "cocoricotent" allégrément. La chaleur est déjà présente et va devenir pesante. Pas un nuage, ciel bleu, soleil. Location de la ...
Yehudiya Valley hike and free weekend
This morning we went on a really cool hike in the Yehudiya Valley. We hiked down to the river that runs through it and went swimming and jumping from cliffs. There was a section of the hike where we had to place all of our bags into a small raft and swim ...
Thank you Lumbroso, Edelshtein, Yoram & Rom Family
... up mountains and drove into valleys. We met the most amazing people. Tasted new foods and experienced another way of life. Thank you Israel for all your love and we love you too. You only want to live in peace and so do we. We ...
Israel - Word (& Phrase) Association
I decided it was too much to 'describe' my time in Israel, and it would be a lot better to simply do some word association. Here goes... Zahtar Pesek Zman chocolate bar Renewing old friendships Family The Old City of Jerusalem Shuks Some of the most ...
Herzeliah Petuach
... Malechem when the plane wheels hit the runway and we clapped and sang along. Watching out the window and seeing the coast of Israel in the distance and the wheels touching down in the Jewish State was very moving. We got to Uncle Hudi's ...
My itinerary
Itinerary Well, I've already received some questions regarding my itinerary – so here goes: 12.10.2010 – Landing in Vienna, going to visit friends I met in Reims during my summer semester (MBA) – Veronika (in Slovakia), ...
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