Nahsholim Hof Carmel
M.P. Hof Carmel, 30815, Israel
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War and Independence
... eyeing the soldiers, as most of them are quite attractive, but now, at only 23 or 24, they are too old for them. I mention this to emphasize how young Israeli's are when they begin their required military service - 18 years old. I'm 18; it has taken me this year of working and traveling and living at times on my own to feel even remotely close to being a very young adult. I feel at this point that my life as a full person is just starting. And ...
Heading up the Coast
... at the surface.
The saltiness was intense – I tasted a tiny bit of water: disgusting! Supposedly 10 times saltier than sea water. Poor Rob ignored the instructions not to get your head wet, and had to rush to wash out his eye, which was stinging unbearably. The water was colder than I expected, but hopefully good for our skin (in fact, both of us felt an unpleasant stinging on our legs and decided to get out after ...
Ahhh....peace and quiet
... because we heard and read it was very beautiful. I thought it looked a bit too much like one of the primped up Las Vegas hotel gardens...it was nice but way too manicured and contrived. Anyway they do seem to have a very inclusive, progressive message (for religion) and Chisa was curious and went to see the movie afterwards...it was a pretty nerve racking 20 minutes waiting for her to emerge from the movie but she finally did ...
First few days in Israel
... Sea but Yaron (our tour guide) needed to meet us to get some deposits for our accommodation bookings before the banks closed the following day for Yom Kippur, which is the Day of Atonement for the Jews and the most holy of all their holidays. He arrived with his 4 year old daughter Hannah and we all headed off on foot to find a money machine. We eventually found one that would accept our card but ...
From Galilee to the Golan
... the late afternoon, we caught the sunset from a vantage point high above the Sea of Galilee, then drove south around the lake in view of the border with Jordan. Another exhausting, but rewarding, day ended in the Kibbutz Lavi dining room with a kosher meal.
Israel is still coming into focus. Several pieces of the puzzle remain, but the images of Israel we saw today are not what I expected before leaving home two weeks ...



