On the way from Vered HaGalil (“Rose of Galiliee”) horse ranch to Haifa, Dan & I went to Megiddo – Armageddon– a place I hadn’t been since I’d toured Israel with my father in 1973! The ongoing archaeological excavations at Tel Megiddo National Park make it a truly an extraordinary place to Read more…
During our marvelous month in Israel, thanks to American Associates of Ben Gurion University of the Negev, we spent several days at the beautiful Vered HaGalil “Rose of the Galilee” horse riding ranch in the mountains of the Galil- a place I’d longed to visit since I was in the Read more…
Horseback riding in the Galilee – Vered HaGalil During our amazing month in Israel, thanks to Ben Gurion University of the Negev, one of the places I had to take Dan (and finally experience myself!) was Vered HaGalil (“Rose of the Galilee), the magnificent (and first) “American-Style” horseback riding ranch Read more…
The Artists Quarter, Safed Midway through our fabulous month in Israel, thanks to the American Associates of Ben Gurion University of the Negev, we arrived in Safed (Tzfat in Hebrew) at night, in the dark, in the rain! The ancient city of Safed is a beautiful place, high (3200 feet) in the mountains Read more…
After our three fab resort days in Eilat, we fortified ourselves at the truly amazing breakfast buffet (literally 101 dishes including Insalata Caprese, + a chef making smoked salmon roulades!) at the Leonardo Plaza Eilat, drove back to Beersheva, and caught the Israel Railways train north- all the way north, to Nahariyya! When I last took Read more…
On our Israeli drive south to Eilat we stopped to see King Solomon’s Pillars amd the ancient copper mines at Timna Park– and stumbled into an ancient Egyptian temple dedicated to miners! How cool is that?! Timna Park was another amazing place I’d never been to, as I’d always gone Read more…
As readers of this blog know, Dan & I got to take Dan home to Israel and spend a glorious month there, thanks to his winning us tickets from The American Friends of Ben Gurion Univeristy of the Negev. My first posts were on Tel Aviv, Beersheva, the Dead Sea, Masada, Read more…
An absolute must-do during our month in Israel in March-April (made possible by the American Friends of Ben Gurion University of the Negev) was to go to Masada. The first time I was at Masada was in 1973 with my father, and I wanted to see the new archaeological excavations and Read more…