Israel: Milk & Honey
Tel Aviv: Let’s party down! How a city responds to danger and invasion for thousands of years. Pretty girls harnessed with automatic weapons are standing next to bars, clubs, & waterfront restaurants.
High Tech Head to Toe
Tel Aviv: A Mediterranean beach town resembling Miami Beach. The diamond cutting center of the world co- exists with art galleries and small narrow streets. High fashion and matzah merge seamlessly in ancient Jaffa.
Tel Aviv – Wear2Where Shopping
Holy Fashion
- He Beiyar- from local to European, high-end shopping area
- Basel Street– small & narrow, trendy stores and hip cafes
- Shenkin Street– Greenwich Village in feeling
- Gan HaHashmal– urban street chic
- North Dizengoff- so cool so hip
Yosef Peretz ( see Youtube video above) one of the 10 leading Israeli designers.
Great Leg
Enthusiastic Male Shoppers!
Wear2Where Dining
- Mul-Yam-only Michelin Star Restaurant in Israel
- Manata Ray-amazing seafood with views to match
- Comme IL Faux-trendy fusion
- Gilli-local seafood, right on the boardwalk
Jerusalem: only an hour away but center of the Universe. In the presence of the old city with its four divided sections, the Wailing Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Dome of the Rock and Davids Tomb. Clearly, a cultual experience not a superficial shopping experience.
Men and women pray in different sections of the wall, so sorry Sandy. Putting your wishes in the wall is sort of like an ancient E Harmony. Security everywhere but who knew fire power could be this cute!
Military in Action
Stay at the David Citadel and book a view room of the old city. Dine at the hotel on Thursday night where famed Chef Eric Attias serves his lavish ” Chefs Special Night” buffet or at chef owner’s Eucalyptus Restaurant, famous for his re- invented traditional techniques using local spices and herbs.
Haifa– SF sister city on the Med built on hills surrounded by water, and nearby wine country feels oddly at home. Ancient ruins, and the Golan Heights as backdrop, clearly not SF.
From the Dead to the Red to the Med I have Sea-n-Eilat
Life is tenuous. No timeline, No guarantees, No fairness. We are choosing to live it with hope, compassion, and a deep appreciation for humor.
