This morning we woke up to a sunny day and enjoyed another delicious breakfast at the hotel.
We boarded the bus and learned a bit more about our fantastic tour guide, Zvi. We drove to Florentine, a very hip, artsy neighborhood in Tel Aviv for a graffiti tour. Our guide showed us some very cool graffiti while explaining how it represents different elements of Israeli society. The guide challenged the group to see who could take the most artistic picture of themselves using the graffiti as a backdrop. Through graffiti we learned about the Israeli reaction to Prime Minister Yitschak Rabin's assassination, the role the army plays in Israeli society and more.
Ever since the tour the group had been noticing graffiti all over the city! After the tour we walked through the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Neve Tzedek. Zvi explained how Tel Aviv, the first Hebrew city, developed alongside the revival of the modern Hebrew language. We saw Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
After walking through the heart of the city and noticing the famous Bahaus architecture, we arrived at the shuk or market in Tel Aviv. Each staff member took small groups through the shuk to eat lunch and try new foods. Some of the items they tried were: falafel, shawarma, dried mango, pomegranate juice, coconut milk straight from the coconut, strawberries, Israeli donuts and more! They all loved the falafel and all the exotic fruits.
After the shuk we headed to the Palmach museum. It has really interactive displays about the history of the Palmach. The Palmach was a pre-state elite unit of the Haganah (the underground Jewish defense force during the British Mandate).
This evening we ate another great dinner at Dr. Shakshuka where they bring out endless plates of shakshuka, hummus, salad, meat, soup, couscous, tea and dessert. Needless to say, we were very well fed today!
We finished the day at the Na Laga'at theater. This is a group of blind and deaf Israelis who put on a show to teach about their lives and how they learned to communicate.
We are blogging from our phone now, but we will try to post pictures later on tonight. If we are unable to then we promise to post a ton of pictures the next time we blog! Tomorrow night we will be at the Bedouin tent so we won't be able to post.
So far the trip has been a blast and all of our guides keep saying how impressed they are with the group. We head South tomorrow for adventures in the desert... Laila tov (goodnight) from Tel-Aviv!
We boarded the bus and learned a bit more about our fantastic tour guide, Zvi. We drove to Florentine, a very hip, artsy neighborhood in Tel Aviv for a graffiti tour. Our guide showed us some very cool graffiti while explaining how it represents different elements of Israeli society. The guide challenged the group to see who could take the most artistic picture of themselves using the graffiti as a backdrop. Through graffiti we learned about the Israeli reaction to Prime Minister Yitschak Rabin's assassination, the role the army plays in Israeli society and more.
Ever since the tour the group had been noticing graffiti all over the city! After the tour we walked through the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Neve Tzedek. Zvi explained how Tel Aviv, the first Hebrew city, developed alongside the revival of the modern Hebrew language. We saw Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
After walking through the heart of the city and noticing the famous Bahaus architecture, we arrived at the shuk or market in Tel Aviv. Each staff member took small groups through the shuk to eat lunch and try new foods. Some of the items they tried were: falafel, shawarma, dried mango, pomegranate juice, coconut milk straight from the coconut, strawberries, Israeli donuts and more! They all loved the falafel and all the exotic fruits.
After the shuk we headed to the Palmach museum. It has really interactive displays about the history of the Palmach. The Palmach was a pre-state elite unit of the Haganah (the underground Jewish defense force during the British Mandate).
This evening we ate another great dinner at Dr. Shakshuka where they bring out endless plates of shakshuka, hummus, salad, meat, soup, couscous, tea and dessert. Needless to say, we were very well fed today!
We finished the day at the Na Laga'at theater. This is a group of blind and deaf Israelis who put on a show to teach about their lives and how they learned to communicate.
We are blogging from our phone now, but we will try to post pictures later on tonight. If we are unable to then we promise to post a ton of pictures the next time we blog! Tomorrow night we will be at the Bedouin tent so we won't be able to post.
So far the trip has been a blast and all of our guides keep saying how impressed they are with the group. We head South tomorrow for adventures in the desert... Laila tov (goodnight) from Tel-Aviv!
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