Sdot Yam

... sleep driving a rented car in another country.  But we get there in one piece, and now our journey can really start. Kibbutz Sdot-Yam (Fields of Ocean) is built right on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.  Since it is built on what once was ...

... a private memorial for family in the Kibbutz's cemetery, and afterwards coffee at a cousin's house.  In the evening several guests came to Sdot Yam to wish us goodbye, and we went to sleep.  We would have to wake up very early to get to the ...

... I also showed her a kibbutz staple, two statues of jamusim (sort of water buffalos) which a kibbutz member has built many years ago, and a new generation did an outstanding job landscaping around it. We had dinner with relatives back at Sdot  Yam.

We had a lazy morning today, and only got up around noon and watched people on the Sdot-Yam beach do some water sports .  Actually we both got up quite often in the middle of the night to feed the baby, and since we're on vacation noon seems ...

... will grow). I'd also like, if we have time, to go to Petra; but so far it doesn't look like it will be realized. We already know we will stay with my aunt and uncle who live in kibbutz Sdot-Yam, in a beautiful home overlooking the Mediterranean.  

... village (1878-1948). Smaller finds from the site have been brought to various Museums, among which is the Caesarea Museum in Sdot Yam. The treasures on display include coins, pottery, sculpture etc. Other objects such as marble statues have been left in ...

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.  ...

Today we just took it easy, went to the beach, a great afternoon nap and in the evening dinner with friends in Rehovot.

We decided to have an easy day and go to the Church of Annunciation (St. Gabriel) located in the downtown Nazareth, and afterwards take a drive to the Sea of Galilee. Downtown Nazareth is one of those places that one has to experience themselves.  ...