Sunday, August 29, 2021

Israel so expensive

while you read put on some Jewish reggae on:

Zusha 

Ushavye


Matisyahu

ok 
shekels 
Divide by 2.5. for Canadian dollars 
Israel : 
Yémenite Russian American British German  Moroccan...

9 shekels for a beer
50 shekels for taxi
10 shekels for water
10-50 shekels watermelon 
10 shekels for a pot of olive
69 to 100 shekels for lunch
160 shekels for dinner


Hi, guys another chance for me I went to Israel again Come with me...
One day it will be your turn too so next time you will know what to do when you go on a trip after covid.
Meanwhile, dream a little ...

10,000 Covid cases a day here in Israel.


4days
What did I do
Nothing much

I am beginning to be layed back like an Israelite
Did you know that there is another religion in Israel
oh yeah 
its called:

Beachnish
and you practice it every day of your life.
First day
Buy food for next day Sabbath 

I went to the market Levinski
it's sad that this little area is not well-taking care of the stores are great but need a touch of London designers.

taxi
coffee sweat pastry...that was so so

We bought some Turkish coffee spices and  peppers 
and we pass along the Carmel market.

I said we
a flight attendant decided to join me ...MJ.

We grabbed some dinner food Israeli pizza hoummous and a beer and we had dinner on the beach.

We walked on the beach we went for a swim and a walk.

We waited for the sun to go down and then we went for an incredible swim.

On one side,  the city by night, and on the other side the darkness of the night. 
It was so cool. As soon as we turned around to watch the ocean it was pitch black the city side was an explosion of lights.
It was just great I could have stayed there all night.

It was also scary as we all hear the (biting fish ) around the area could appear and bite us...

We started the day with a great coffee and a lesson on Gazoz
You can also order Gasoz here It's also very popular for some of them...
Water soda with fermented fruits and herbs...


This area is probably best to visit starting at happy hours 
you can dine and hit the bars after but during the day it's not very welcoming no place to sit or a pretty café like Nev ztedek ...but a lot of potentials.

Oops... no lifeguard...
We took a taxi back to the hotel...
this is where my per diem goes
taxi taxi taxi
too hot, too hot, to walk in the city 
Second day
I took a taxi and I went shopping for a pair of (gougoune) flip flops
my feet had blisters and I
forgot to put my running shoes back in my suitcase.
Meanwhile, MJ went to visit Jerusalem.
mosaic is absolutely beautiful
I spend the entire layover in gougoune. 
How more laid back can I be. ( I never walk in flip flops only in my house.)

Beach time practice this new religion Beachnish
listening to reggae all-day
yes 
Jewish reggae is great ...
watching the waves go by 
yes
I had a nice walk nice swim nice lunch. 

             Israeli salatt
I went for a swim swim swim
listening to reggae...
Learning Hebrew is a perfect way. Shalom! Boker Tov! ( bonjour)  Mashlamer! ( comment ça v) Tov toda (ça va bien ) beva kasha...( merci) shliva ( excuse) Kam zolé... (how much) something like that! I need to work on my numbers now
380 shekels for 1 hour with an instructor per person oh! Zut Alors!
trop cher!

....
taxi
This is where my per diem money goes. 
You have to call each time you have to wait each time
shit!...

On my way back 
I had a glass of wine at the hotel with my friend who came back from Jerusalem. We had a chat and I had 
dinner in my room.

it took 40 mins to get a glass of wine!
it was the eve of the Sabbath.
....
its starts around 3 o'clock on Friday and goes on all-day
Saturday but the beach is outside this sabbath thing
its 
Beachnish religion here 
Drinking eating partying
Arak all day long for the young people.
Beachnish
Blessing your soul with surf and arak 


       houmous and salatt
Day 3
third day
I went to Jaffa with MJ and we had a great lunch at a Greek restaurant near the ocean.
Jaffa (4,000 ans )

Stopover at the fish market
 







We had some Perrier and watermelon after our very long walk and we went for a swim.

So so so many people at the beach on Sabbath.
Sabbath...
it's a big joke.
they all eat drink smoke pot on the beach.
ah! Beachnish religion!

Religion
something to cheat on and fight for
so...
whatever suits you

amazing view
lifeguard...
went for a swim...

walk all the way back
went for a swim
watch the sunset

taxi
fucking taxi!

never on time 
never there when you need one       never wear a mask       never use the meter 
It's a pain in the butt but this is a small price to pay to be here trust me.

the day was perfect until we want to go home...
(miserable life when it comes to bitching on the taxi ride hey)
The problem as soon as you leave the beach the heat is killing you
hotels are freezing their lobbies and you can not go in
ah!  living like an Israeli as its up and down
and all the stuff you need for the beach...

Fourth day
went to the beach
taxi
the dilemma with taxi again
went to Jaffa for some wonderful shopping get there early have a wonderful deal and just walkway they are too expensive...they have to drop their price in half or else walkway
taxi 
back to the beach
went for a very very long swim
had lunch 
greek salatt with Bulgarian feta cheese

waited for checks
and time to go back for a swim again
such an amazing time swimming
and went back to the hotel
taxi

as you can see it gets expensive to always go to the beach by taxi
but yes I walked all day at the beach
but in the city, it's intolerable too hot in the city
you boil like a fried egg in the pan.
...got it...
yes to go to the beach is a bitchy life Beachnish is a nice religion
I will miss it
not my wallet ...
coffee 
spices 
3 colored peppers and Hawajii Yemen spice
peanut butter almond to balance my budget when I return home
almond spread 
pistachio 
pine nuts......
and nice mosaic tiles  
will finish when I get back home 
my eyes are itchy from too much salt
my nose is itchy from too much salt
my chin is itchy from mask wear mix with sand and too much salt
my arms hurt so much from too much swimming
my neck hurts 
my legs hurt from  
too much exercise...
trying to look like a Jewish mermaid!
Ouf! It gets to you a day at the beach.
to be followed 
Sorry 
for the delay
I didnt stop since I arrived.
where was I oh yes we were starting our visit to Old Jaffa
La porte d 'entrée du port.

ok someone got inspired 
la maison d un sculpteur
la maison d un peintre
Hey Oui
Lisez bien
et voila l ambassade du Vatican à Jaffa
seule ambassade dans la region
J adore cet endroit dommage c etait fermé MJ qui m accompagne a droit au tour guidé privé...et moi j adore m y promener.
Elle ne peut pas demander mieux que cette vue magnifique de tel Aviv
Petite Eglise

 
 il parait que le chef qui a reprit ce resto est vraiment bon
Une belle promenade

 

ici on ouvre les portes avec de vieilles clés.
 
tres populaire ce resto le soir



Les puces ici sont allechantes mais pas le jour du Sabbath il faut venir tot le matin.
j'aime le débordement du cercle.
les shops d artistes abondent ici cette artiste recycle et fait de magnifiques pieces d art
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splendide pour un lunch
Ns avons bien sur marché jusqu 'ici en faisant de petites saucettes dans l'eau...
trop de gens ouf!Taxi ne sont jamais la quand on en a besoin tellement de traffic et ici les prix montent et fluctuent alors une ride peut varier entre 25 et 50 shekels be aware of 
La quatrieme journée Taxi                     je suis retournée à Jaffa et j'ai fait des emplettes coups de coeur pour ma maison et je suis redescendue à la plage me defouler dans la mer à faire des longueurs...en profiter au maximum. Taxi parce que ce que je rapportais étaient tres lourds de jolies mosaiques pour mon jardin qui finalement se retrouvront dans la maison....                                                                   mais là je reviens avec un souvenir en trop  une drôle de dermatite le sel le soleil qui sait...trop nagé on verra bien...            taxi de retour à l'hotel. Douche et je suis repartie essayée de retourner mon parfum à Sarona le vendeur est toujours occupé et je ne veux pas l'embarassé mais le parfum n'est qu'un eau toilette et s'évapore trop vite à mon gout donc je ne vous conseille pas de le faire faire apres mures réflexions si vous avez suivit mes autres blogs vous savez de quoi je parle sinon voilà en bref j ai fait faire un parfum et je me suis fait avoir j ai adoré l'expérience que le parfumeur m'a conçu un parfum que pour moi mais voila c'est tout comme les produits de la mer morte qu'on vend  à l aeroport ne faites pas ça achetez les à la mer morte  sinon oubliez ça il n y avait rien dans le tube quand j ai voulu m en servir je l ai donc échangé avec peine et misere hereusement ils ont bien vu que le bidule de la creme ne fonctionnait pas et qu il n y avait pas de creme a l interieur  mais voila dans la grosse boite un minuscule petit pot de crême....mais ma mere l aime bien. Ceci dit acheter les produits et gouter, gouter, gouter parce que la aussi on peut se faire avoir et les prix sont tellement exhorbitants à part les olives mieux vaut s'abstenir parce que gouter les trucs pendant le covid...hum je trouve ça risqué mme si on attrappe pas le covid par ls nourriture les grns passent et se mettent les doigts dedans ou parlent par dessus la nourriture exposée ce n'est plus comme avant...
 À la prochaine visite...
Athènes