At the sea

Today we spent in Tel Aviv/Jaffa or Jaffa/Tel Aviv whichever way you want to say it. In all likelihood this is where you will land in Israel when you come to visit next November.

Tel Aviv is a big modern city like Toronto. It is the centre of finance in Israel. It is situated on a very beautiful beach which extends from Lebanon to Gaza. This city was only built in 1908.

On the other hand Jaffa is around 5,000 years old and is now a suburb of Tel Aviv. Jaffa is named after Noah's son Japheth. The ruins of the old city were a prime area for drugs and loitering and problems so they made a law that in that part of the city now are only art galleries and studios. In fact you have to be an artist to buy or rent a place there.

It was a beautiful sunny day here, around 26 degrees, so we spent some free time at the beach. A nice way to wind down near the end of our trip.