Arrival in Israel
Trip Start
Nov 03, 2008
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Trip End
Nov 13, 2008
Tel Aviv, Israel
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Because we arrived in Tel Aviv early Tuesday morning we could not check into our hotel right away. This allowed us time to tour Jaffa, the Mediterranean seaport of ancient Israel.
Jaffa Port
Yuval, the tour guide
Yuval Harat was our tour guide and a sweet gentleman we called "Bambi" was our bus driver. Our first and only stop in Jaffa offered us views of the old port and the place considered to be Simon the Tanner's house where Peter received his vision.
Artist Colony
Before getting back on the bus to head to our hotel, we walked the lovely, narrow alleys through the artists colony where I met some of the beautiful, healthy resident cats of Israel.
Resident Kitty
Tel Aviv is a modern metropolis, Israel's most cosmopolitan city and center of culture and entertainment. Our first night was spent at the Grand Beach Hotel, only a few blocks from the Mediterranean Sea.
Board Walk on the Mediterranean Sea
We enjoyed a colorful buffet dinner in the hotel restaurant that evening before turning in for the night.
Dinner at the Grand Beach Hotel
Early the following morning we would depart Tel Aviv and head north to Caesarea, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Nazareth, and Cana. 
