Travelling
One sunny Shabbat in November, I found myself in Tel Aviv. A walk through Old Jaffa and a visit to the flea market is probably one of the best things you can do on the Jewish day of rest. Aside from Haifa or a sea …
Forget Berlin, it’s Tel Aviv that has quirky, diverse and innovative Street Art! Come on a Florentin Street Art walk with me. And quickly, because with the rapid gentrification that appear to be in the Florentin District, where a lot of the art is located, …
As someone who loves historic architecture and had their first office overlooking the Dessau Bauhaus, viewing the Bauhaus Architecture of Tel Aviv was on my wish list for years. Welcome to my Tel Aviv Bauhaus Architecture walk! Unlike many Bauhaus sites in Germany, central Tel …
It’s Palm Sunday, and I am interrupting the current Far East Reminiscing. While leafing through my bible, I wondered how accessible are Biblical Sites at present – aside from the pandemic situation? As we’re well into a “third” wave here in Germany with a moderate-strict …
The Temple Mount is part of the Old City of Jerusalem and a site revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims, and has a dramatic history, which carries on to the present day. History and Religious Significance of Temple Mount For people of the Jewish faith, …
Just in time for Easter, here comes an account of my last day in Jerusalem! As my flight would leave von Tel Aviv the next morning, I squeezed in visits to Rachel’s Tomb, the Mount of Olives, and parts of the Via Dolorosa. I admit …
In peaceful times, a trip up the Mount of Olives is part of every itinerary of Jerusalem. The views over the Old City and the Temple Mount are stunning . Wonderful vistas aside, the Mount of Olives is also one of the sites where Jesus …
Bethlehem: I looked everywhere in my 2011 Bradt Guide, but couldn’t find it. What’s going on with Bethlehem? No wonder… Bethlehem is in the West Bank, one of the three Palestine Territories in Israel. It took me a little to figure that out – being ignorant, …
To be honest with you: I first heard of the existence of Rachel’s Tomb when seeing the Destination Boards of Bethlehem-bound buses: Rachels’ Tomb/Checkpoint 300. It is not without irony that the place where the Hebrew Matriarch Rachel is buried now signifies a checkpoint between …
Jerusalem – Holy City of three faiths and contested for millennia. It has long been on my list of places I wish to visit in my lifetime. And this is my report on my first time Israel trip. For many years, the Second Intifada put …
My 2017 post on visiting the Mount of Olives is one of the most read articles on this site, and an question that turns up again and again is whether you can get there on foot. Technically, you can, quite easily (with a bit of …
Tzfat, a small town in the hills above the Sea of Galilee, is mostly known to be a centre of Kabbalah. Not so much the Western esoteric type practiced by well-known celebrities, but more Jewish mysticism that emerged from the 15th Century onwards in Ottoman …
Compared to most countries in Europe, including my native Germany, Israel is a rather expensive country. So, would I find some special Israel souvenirs? Ryanair hand luggage limitations and an already full apartment aside, my shopping sprees where somewhat limited by my 500 EURO budget …
