Goldstar on tap on the beach

I took this photo at a restaurant on a beach in Tel Aviv, Israel. I stopped by the restaurant for lunch. But first, I ordered Israeli beer. My table was right next to the beach. So, after Goldstar was served on tap, I took this photo first, then after that I started to enjoy the beer, the atmosphere, and everything under the perfect weather. It was the day before my departure and I already really loved Israel. While viewing the beach with the glass of beer in hand, I was thinking when I will be able to come back to Tel Aviv again. I went back to Tel Aviv three years later.

Camel in the desert

I took this photo in Jerusalem, Israel when I was in a cab. I found a camel on the left-hand side, and captured a photo of the moment that I got very excited. I live in a suburban and work in a city, so camels are not ubiquitous animals in my everyday life. So when I saw it through the front window of the cab, I was like "Wow! There's a camel! Wow!" or something like that. I definitely felt like a kid in a candy store. By the way, I believe I have another photo of camels somewhere in my hard-disk drive which I have taken through the bus window in Israel. I'll post that later. Stay tuned.

As a proof of my stay at the lovely hotel

I took this photo on the bed in my hotel room in Tel Aviv, Israel. I believe it was the corner of a pillow cover. I wanted to remember this hotel's name forever, then I took this photo, I think. The hotel was not a big one, but was a very nice hotel with quite a convenient location to the beach and the nice places to eat and drinks. The roof top terrace was just fantastic, and their daily Israeli breakfast was truly fascinating. They offered free Wi-Fi service and also their guest could be used hotel's PCs on the lobby floor. I only have good memories in this hotel, De La Mer.

Someone has something I don't

I took this photo in Tel Aviv, Israel. I found this beach wall when I was walking onto the main beach road and then turned onto a steep lane to get on the beach somewhere behind Shraton Tel Aviv Hotel. I found my self that I was walking down next to a large beach wall with art. Someone has a talent that I don't have. By the way, I saw this wall and its art for the first time in October 2010. Time went by, and I revisited Tel Aviv in November 2013. The wall and its art was still there. The photo shows only a part of the wall and its art. The real one was much longer and was really enchanting.

Experience Israeli culture

The photo shows Israeli breakfast which I had at my hotel in Jerusalem, Israel. I'm sure the locals make another choices from the buffet line, but for me as a tourist, everything was right choice and of course very delicious. Israeli breakfast is originally from a Kibbutz, and is nowadays one of the tourist's favorite cultural experiences in Israel. I love it. So I'd say a breakfast buffet at a hotel in Israel is a must-see and must-eat. The buffet line looked gorgeous, colorful, beautiful, and its food tasted very nice and healthy. Israeli Breakfast is supposed to be on a must-do list when you travel around Israel. Ah, I really miss Israeli Salad and Israeli Hummus right now...

Hope one's wish will come true is also a wish

I took this photo on the Wishing Bridge in Jaffa, Israel. The bridge is locally known as the bridge of a wish. While you are looking at the sea, you must touch your zodiac sign and make a wish, your wish will come true. So I was told, and also there was an information board at the bottom of the bridge to inform that. The photo shows a view from the Wishing Bridge with a zodiac sign of Pisces. The other 11 zodiac signs are lined up. Not to mention the Wishing Bridge is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Jaffa.

After wake up, before breakfast

This is my very first photo of the city of Jerusalem, Israel. Actually I flew into Ben Gurion Airport the day before at noon, but I didn't take any photos of the city on my arrival day. It was just because weekend in Israel. Weekend in Israel are from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning. When I arrived in Jerusalem, the weekly holiday has been already started. So I took some low-key photos inside of my hotel room and that was all. Then, next morning, right after I woke up I opened the window and took this photo. It was early in the morning. The city looked so white and was really beautiful.

Some time in the future

I took this photo in Tel Aviv, Israel. The photo shows one of the unique shaped architectures that I've seen in the capital of Israel.  This building was on Tel Aviv Beach Road across from the long white sand beach, and my hotel was about a few minutes walk from there. I love Tel Aviv. The weather was pretty good, every local cuisines were so yummy, plus I loved to see those interesting architectures in the streets. I don't know when I will be able to revisit Tel Aviv, but it's always in my bucket list. I wanna go back some time in the future.

Economy sized soap bars

I took this photo in my hotel's bathroom in Jerusalem, Israel. Economy sized soap bars were compliments of the hotel. They were piled up beautifully in front of a bathroom mirror. I took this photo in the morning of my departure. Just for a memory. After spending  a week in Jerusalem, I moved to the capital Tel Aviv and spent four more nights in Israel. Time went by three years and two months later, I revisited Israel and spent a week. That time, I was based in Tel Aviv, and visited the Dead Sea via Jerusalem as a day trip by coach.

A picturesque village Ein Kerem, Israel

The photo shows Ein Kerem, Israel. It's a picturesque village on the edge of Jerusalem. As you can see the photo, the village is nestled in a valley. Since Kerem means vineyard in English term, the village Ein Kerem is surrounding by full of vineyard just like I've heard. The name of the village is spelled various in English term. For example, Ein Karem, Ain Karem and maybe some more. To get there, I caught a cab in the heart of Jerusalem, and asked the driver for a round-trip to go to Ein Kerem and to go back to Jerusalem.

Feast on an Israeli Breakfast

I took this photo at my hotel's dining room in Tel Aviv, Israel and the photo shows Israeli Breakfast. So-called Israeli Breakfast amongst the tourists was originally from a kibbutz, but now you can enjoy an Israeli Breakfast wherever you are in Israel. At my hotel in Tel Aviv, I enjoyed having a buffet styled Israeli Breakfast. I poured a glass of fresh fruit juice as a starter and put it on a table. Then a waiter came to me and asked if I wanted a cup of cappuccino. I said yes of course, and went to buffet lines. They prepared so many kinds of hummus, bread, fish, meat, salads, fruits, desserts, and all. And most importantly, everything was very delicious.

Would you fancy a drink?

I took this photo while I was walking on the boardwalk in Tel Aviv, Israel after the sun set. There were a lot of fun places to eat and drink right on the beach and also across from the beach. You can enjoy viewing the beautiful white sand beach and the crystal blue Mediterranean Sea, and then you can enjoy drinking good beer with delicious Mediterranean cuisine. When you're in Israel, you can enjoy their domestic beer Gold Star, plus, you'll be find a lot of different world-famous beer like Carlsberg, Stella Artois, Tuborg and so on as well. Cheers!

A 350-meter circle

I took this photo in Tel Aviv, Israel. The photo shows a huge map on the boardwalk which was written in Hebrew, Arabic and English. The area of a 350-meter circle was depicted on the map. According to the map, I was standing at the edge of Charles Clore Park. It seemed like there weren't any people within measurable distance from the map and me at the moment. On the previous day, I joined a local bus tour to get to the Dead Sea and returned to Tel Aviv after dusk. I drank some good Israeli beer and skipped actual dinner.

Mahmoudiya Moque in Jaffa, Israel

The photo shows a part of Mahmoudiya Mosque in Jaffa, Israel. This is the largest mosque in Tel Aviv-Jaffa and is a must-see of this district. When I went there a tour group with a local guide were standing across from the street and were taking photos of the mosque. After Mahmoudiya Mosque, I continued to walk around the town and visited the Jerusalem Gate (a.k.a. Abu Nabbut Gate) and so on. Also, I took a break at a fresh juice bar and had a glass of yummy healthy carrot orange juice.

Big fish on the wall

I took this photo in the old city of Jaffa, Israel. There was a sign for free parking lot near Jaffa Port, and there was a huge illustrated fish image on a wall of a white building. Also, there were good-looking places for eat and drink around there. I spent hours in the old city of Jaffa and its Jaffa port, and went back to Tel Aviv on foot. Before I got back to my hotel, I stopped by a super market to buy a few cans of Gold Star beer. My hotel had a sea view rooftop terrace and I loved to be there with cans of beer.

View of Tel Aviv from Jaffa Hill

The photo shows a view of Tel Aviv, Israel from Jaffa Hill. The white sand coastline, Tel Aviv promenade, and the Mediterranean Sea looked fascinating from there. The oldest-part of the city itself has a lot to see as well, so Jaffa district is one of the popular walking tour districts among tourists. I think it's a good idea to join a small local tour and listen to a local tour guide's explanations about history and so on, but normally I don't do that. Tel Aviv is one of the cities that I really want to go back, so maybe next time.

The Golden Arches pops out at me

The photo shows a McDonald's restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel. One of the few well-known facts of Kosher foods is shall not cook a lamb in its mother's milk. I've heard that there are some Kosher McDonald's restaurants in Israel. No cheese burger at all. I was curious about that, but there were so many places to eat and drink in Tel Aviv, Israel, and normally I'm keen on local cuisine when I'm abroad, so I didn't have any opportunities to have a meal at a McDonald's restaurant in Tel Aviv. The Hebrew sign of a McDonald's looks so cute, so I took a photo across from the street.

Israeli Carrot Orange Juice

The photo shows a glass of carrot orange juice. Israeli carrot orange juice is one of my favourite and a must-drink item in Israel. I had this yummy carrot orange juice at a bar of a veggie and fruit juice place in Tel Aviv, Israel. I really love it and I truly recommend to drink carrot orange juice for everybody who will visit Israel some time. I've been to Israel twice and I had my very first carrot orange juice at a veggie and fruit bar in Ben Grion Airport while I was waiting for my departure flight. I spent my last Israeli shekels at the bar for a large glass of carrot orange juice. It tasted like heaven and I couldn't forget about it. So before my second trip to Israel, I planned to drink carrot orange juice as much as possible during my time in Israel, and I did so.

Tel Aviv at dusk: a view of palm trees and so on

I took this photo in Tel Aviv, Israel at dusk. I was walking on the beautiful board walk and took this photo during that. It was absolutely fabulous to walk around my favourite city at dusk. The sun had already set, but near the water horizon was still not completely dark. It was in November, but it was warm enough outside. After walking around for a while, I returned to my hotel to take some rest before dinner. A receptionist gave me a nice recommendation for a place to hangout at night and he was totally right. Thanks a lot.

Look out the window in Jerusalem, Israel

I took this photo in Jerusalem, Israel. It was early in the morning. Around that time of the day the city looked so white and was really beautiful. I loved this view from my hotel room. I was there in September. The temperature reached near 40 degrees in Celsius in the middle of the day, but early in the morning was not that hot. I mean it was hot, but not that hot. That time, I spent six nights seven days in Jerusalem and moved to Tel Aviv after that. Then I spent four days in the capital of Israel.