Hotel in Jaffa

... in the garden and then out to wander the streets on foot leaving the car to rest today. Walked through to old Jaffa; first stop the Information Centre – closed! Second stop the Antiquities Museum – closed! Third stop patisserie – ...

... prove we got there when we said we would. Well, it was back down the boardwalk drive, past the incredibly jammed beaches to Jaffa, packed with traffic, and our hostel's quiet side street, where we found an improbable parking spot. The hostel is, in fact, ...

... especially when they are from different country than me - that really brightens your horizon so much, incredible!   Well back to Jaffa - I walked around by myself and checked out cool spots - I have probably seen 3 couples getting married. It was ...

... . Before we headed northward, we visited a tank museum not far from Jerusalem: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JAFFA: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Our first tour after leaving Tel Aviv was CAESARIA: . . . . . . . ...

... was assassinated, around city hall, up to the new financial district with all the skyscrapers, along the coast in the hotel district and ending up in Jaffa. We were stuck in a traffic jam there for a while and the driver said there was "some police ...

... burned up another one....and we know I can't live without my hair iron!!!!)   Today we toured he old city of Jaffa, a famous port city conquered by several nations over it's 5000 year history!  Even Napoleon was here.  In the old port ...

... a small part of the group were continuing on to southern Israel with a side trip to Petra.  The restaurant , back in Jaffa , served kabobs and other Middle Eastern side dishes.  Not one of the finest restaurants we dined in but it did the ...

... so far, this too has a happy ending. I ended up scouting ahead to find an internet cafe, identified the location of our hotel (near the Jaffa Gate) and after another tumultuous (read: shitty) thirty minutes, we reached the Jaffa Gate. In most cases, this ...

... start today; the jet lag may be catching up with us.   Listening to our bodies, we decide to taxi our way over to Jaffa instead of walking the Promenade.  It is quiet when we arrive, with only a few people about.  We explore Old Jaffa, ...

Today was a VERY busy day. Out of hotel by 8:30. First, we went to Jaffa which is only 10 minutes from Tel Aviv (TV) and is an ancient city dating back to biblical times. It is located on an  elevated rocky peninsula jutting out into the sea and is ...

We spent the morning in an outdoor cafe just people watching and letting this place happen. Afternoon was spent in Jaffa a 4,000 year old town with so much history it is oozing out the cracks in the ancient stone walls. The city has been conquered by so ...

... Tum, and wanted to take a bus towards Hoi An at 08:30. These were two reasons why by 0600 I was outside of the hotel with my camera. Vietnamese people are totally different fro Indians (I'm still kind of bound to India, you know:) - the streets were full ...

... - Up at 630am for my tour with Rent-a-Guide Israel "Biblical Highlights of the North."  They picked me up at the Dan Panorama hotel at 745am (they were about 15 minutes late).  It is about a 2 hour bus ride to Nazareth, our first stop.  We ...

... hours.  It was very interesting and informative working through the various cycles of Jewish life.  We then went to old Jaffa for lunch.  We weren't hungry, so we strolled around the flea market area and went to the Mediterranean shore to ...

... " buffet of snacks and drinks. Later we cross the street to watch the sun set over the Mediterranean, and then walk to the Hilton Hotel for dinner. I need to get to bed early tonight, so I walk back to the hotel and arrive right at 8pm. This is Memorial ...

... jericho, then the outskirts of jerusalem and overlooked the city...then bethleham, and the birthplace of jesus.  That night we stayed at a hotel in jerusalem that wasn't the best...but we were all tired so it was ok.  the next day was first the ...

... in the morning and visited Rabin Square, where Rabin was assassinated in 1995.  Then, we went to the Old City of Yafo (Jaffa).  We saw a group of kids, probably high school-aged, and one of the guys on our trip todl them he was a famous ...

... Jew in 1995 over his policy of trading land for peace. From Rabin Square, we visited the historic port area of Jaffa where there was interestiong shopping, including a narrow and packed strip of shops selling everything from cheap jewelry to World War ...