So I admit that this post might seem a bit like a Lonely Planet travel blog entry but oh well. Sorry I don't have pictures either, i'm doing this from an internet cafe. Well so far the only places in Israel I've seen have been Tel Aviv, and a small area outside called Jaffa, otherwise known in the new testament as Joppa. Really unless you want to go to the beach, Tel Aviv doesn't have that much to offer. There is one market that was interesting with kind of a mix between fruit, vegetables, olives, cheeses and meats, but in comparison to a South Asian Market it doesn't have all that. The Beach is BEAUTIFUL though and I plan on finishing up my last few days here on the beach.
From downtown Tel Aviv I walked south to Jaffa, a small town full of cool looking ruins and lots of historical and quaint places to look at and eat. I had breafast at this place that served a mixture of tomatoes, onions with two eggs ontop. At first i was nervous because the eggs were still runny when it came out to me, but after a minute of two they solidified from the heat of the pan. I ate it w/ a HUGE bowl of bread and it tasted kind of like really tomatoey eggs....then the flea market- well I didn't buy anything, but was hilarious ranging from used toothbrushes to used deoderant bottles, random romote controls, to scary doll heads that look like they should be one of the reject toys from "Toy Story". Then on the other side of the market there are beautiful antique stores, and stores with beautiful wood and Indian fabrics. It's interesting because my eye immediately went to the Indian stuff and I had to tell myself "no" because it was WAY cheaper in India...
Sorry this is long...today i go to Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee...WOOT!!
3 comments:
Cool! Sounds like a fun trip so far! I can't wait to see pictures!
glad that you are enjoying yourself but no pictures! cmon missy thats unacceptable. i love you, keep enjoying it! - stacey
Sounds so cool! I can't wait to see pics.
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