Israel

I am sitting in a restaurant in Tel Aviv at the moment.  Yesterday was a relaxing sea day and that was good because today we got a very early start.  We took public transportation to Tel Aviv, walked around the city center and headed for the beach.  It is a large, beautiful beach on the Med with white sand and hardly any waves.  It is very clean, has a beautiful promende and goes on for miles and miles.  The weather is perfect, sunny and about 80 degrees.  After walking for a few miles we took a sightseeng bus for two hours.  The city has grown so much since I was here last that I didn't recognize it at all.  It has skyscrapers, beaches, beautiful residential neighborhoos and tons and tons of people visiting from all over the world.  There is a section of beachfront condos that looks just like Miami Beach.  It is a lovely, busy place with lots of vibrant life.  Wonderful!  Photos to follow.