Tel Aviv is just great!
Alex, a friend of mine from Brussels, is also here at the same time and he knows quite some people here. It is also easy to get to know people and so, after some sightseeing / walking around town (for example admiring the many buildings from the Bauhaus-period of which however many are in urgent need of restoration…), I go to the beach with some people, have an aperitif with others, then go for dinner and afterwards for more drinks / dancing etc. I could get used to this… ;-) So I met Israelis from all kind of origins / heritage: Yemenite, Druze, from Libya, Poland / Czech Republic, etc. and it is interesting to discuss with these different people their views on Israel’s history, present situation and future and I can tell you that the views diverge enormously, especially concerning the Palestinian question. In one of the bars, a quite famous Israeli singer was sitting at the next table and so I bought her 2 CDs today, after having listened to them in the shop and liked it. Her name is Efrat Gosh. I also bought some other Israeli music, in particular several CDs of Ivri Lider, a singer who did the music for an Israeli / Palestinian film I had seen several years ago and which I really liked. Since then, I tried to get his CDs, however without success. I also had a Taibeh, a beer imported from the West Bank, which seems to become quite fashionable now. Its taste is however a bit special. I prefer Israeli beer.
Today, before going to the beach, I visited old Jaffa, the initial old port ans main arrival port of crusaders and immigrants for many many centuries....
Right now, I am sitting on Sderot (Boulevard) Rothschild, a very dynamic street, whoch has lots of bars and restaurants and there is wifi-internet-access everywhere, even on the street. So I am sitting on a park bench, observing people passing by and writing... isn't that great ??
I should however get back to the hotel soon as I want to get up a little bit earlier tomorrow in order to visit Caesarea, another archaeological site... Good night then... ;-)
Today's pictures at
http://picasaweb.google.de/muellju/Israel7best?authkey=Gv1sRgCMzW0oWsgKa03wE&feat=directlink
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