We made a day trip up to the UNESCO world heritage site of Acco, or Akko, or Acre depending on who and in what century you ask. An easy train ride on Israel's efficient train system took us up through the northern beaches towards the Lebanon border. Acco was an important port for most of the middle ages. It was important enough that its rulers b...

After breakfast in our zimmer, we meet our host, Gaddy. We take care of our registration for our stay at Pivko Village/Kibbutz Cabri and review his suggestions for places to see in these next two days. Gaddy also gives us a brief overview of the kibbutz, which has 45 members and 1,000 residents. I'm not sure how this works but did not ask for de...

Even though some folks told us not to go to Acre, we decided to do so anyway, and we weren't disappointed. The drive along the coast and through Haifa is very scenic, Acre is a very interesting city, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We had a bit of a hard time getting there, mainly going through downtown Haifa, and the signage is not as "touris...