Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

We went to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv for our second weekend here.

Awww look how cute we are!
The dome on the rock!











In Jerusalem we toured the old city with an MIT group, visited Yad Vashem (the holocaust museum) and the Israel Museum.
Outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Greek orthodox part of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre






We also went to the Mahane Yehuda market which had really good food.

Shakshuka at Mahane Yehuda Market
inside the Mahane Yehuda market

by the market 

                   
near the hostel in Jerusalem               

Rayna is excited for food!
pastry shop near the market














The next day we took a bus to Tel Aviv, and walked to Jaffa- the oldest part of Tel Aviv.

Jaffa port
         
in Jaffa
walking to Jaffa

We got a slushy drink and went around a place with a lot of shops and art, with all the buildings made out of the same stone, and lots of cats walking around as usual.


We also went to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, and there was an interesting art exhibit by a Russian Jewish woman, Zoya Cherkassky. She painted scenes of daily life in Russia that often were a comedic commentary on the influence of Zionism, and the contrasting the dichotomy between Russia and Israel with their similarities.

Zoya Cherkassy painting at the Israel Museum

We then walked around next to the beach and  then went to a nice restaurant for lunch! I tried lemonade with Arak, which is a popular licorice flavored drink in Israel.
Fish at nice restaurant in TLV

More food at nice restaurant in TLV
beach seen from Jaffa


 Overall it was a very fun weekend!





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