Istanbul to Haifa, IsraelArrival in Israel3am comes early. Too earlyBy 3:35 we are in a cab heading towards SAW International Airport. It takes us 45 minutes speeding and without traffic to get to the airport..It is warm and sunny when we arrive in Tel Aviv at 9:00am.Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv is well organized. Unfortunately you cannot say the same for the car rental process. First of all …
Off to Turkey, Israel, Romania and EnglandTwelve Hour Count Down Tonight we start a 3 1/2 week trip to Turkey, Israel, Romania and a quick stop in London, England. Trying for Just Carry-on Packing is a challenge. We were aiming for just carry-on and I am able to get my essentials into the carry on case but weight is my downfall. For carry-on, Turkish airlines allows only 8kg compared to 10kg on …
Last Day in JordanJordan Museum We see our Czech friends (Ivanka and Martin) at breakfast. They are getting ready to catch their flight home. After breakfast we catch an Uber to the Jordan Museum. This museum is not part of the Jordan Pass. The museum is very interesting and worth the visit. I learn a lot and especially enjoy the section on origns of the written word. At one spot I have …
Amman Gallery Hotel Breakfast Breakfast at the Gallery Hotel is delicious. Our host serves a vegetable omlette, mutabel, hummus, vegetables, olives, pita, halaweh and of course the yummy mint tea. I chat with a couple from Czech Republic that we met at the Dead Sea…(the woman that had been kind enough to point out that I still had mud on my neck when John said I had cleaned …