Haifa to Nazareth to Safed Baha’i GardensIt’s hot and sunny. Another beautiful day.Tap water is fine to drink in Israel. Vince started drinking it as soon as we arrived in Israel with no bad effect so we are now all drinking from the tap.We check out of our apartment and pack our car and then take a short walk to the Louis Promenade which overlooks Haifa and the sea. From …
Akko/Acco/Acre…oh my!Potential Ferry Boo BooWe sleep well and the plan is to go to take the ferry up the coast to Akko also known as Acco or Acre. We drive to the ferry terminal and traffic is crazy. There are a lot of one way streets so we often have to drive way down one street only to turn around and come back the way we came. Vince is …
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 …