but, before prague i was in madrid for 7 days with joey and then went off to israel to spend 8 days with avishag--both trips were great! madrid definitely had a different vibe than barcelona, a lot less internationally influenced. joe and i made it to all of the 3 major museums which were very impressive. we went through the entire Prado and saw every piece of artwork (took about 5 hours...). We also spent lots of time relaxing (in the intense heat) in parks and gardens. My brother was definitely a great travel buddy :)
israel was really, really special. i immediately realized it when i arrived. don't know why, but the atmosphere just feels soo important and heavy. avishag's father (who is a professional tourguide) took her and i into jerusalem for a day and gave us a very comprehensive tour. Jerusalem is a magical, magical place. Aside from that we visited Golan heights (the city above lake kinneret aka the sea of galilee ), tel aviv, jaffa, and...some other places which i can't remember the hebrew names :). my hebrew is terrible by the way... i couldn't really understand much of anything, but could usually read street signs at least. i met pretty much all the members of avishag's family and they were so great and generous--definitely made me miss my own family though!
i'll stop typing and let the pictures do the talking now...
church in madrid. i can't remember the name :(
skittles- taste the rainbow
royal palace
gorgeous park
the spanish breakfast joe and i enjoyed every morning for 2.50 euros each YUM
picasso's "guernica" at the reina sofia
Avishag (!) and I at the Tel Aviv Port
shabbat dinner with my new family
view of the old city from mt. olives. dome of the rock in the background
western wall. so so surreal and amazing. when you walk into the area there is a simple sign in about 7 different languages stating "the divine presence is here". and it is. it was a really moving place to be!
promise my updates will be more frequent from here on out!
No comments:
Post a Comment