I like Seattle, but it seems like it is cloudy too often to make it a finalist for me to live there. I do like the area where we are staying, Belltown. The best thing in the neighborhood is Seattle Glassblowing. I got to spend 2 days there creating bowls, plates and cups. Here are Read More …
We took a seaplane to get to Friday Harbor, the biggest town on San Juan Island. What we saw of the island was very quaint and cute. I am spending the next few weeks on a small island 10 minutes away by boat. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Our road trip to Florida was fun, and very hot. I don’t think I’d be very happy living in Florida for most of the year. I was so glad we had air conditioning everywhere we went. Here are some pictures from our road trip: The oldest school in the USA is in St. Augustine. That Read More …
We went to Savannah for a family reunion. My grandma KK’s family is from there. It was really fun to see all of my cousins, especially my cousin Ryan. He used to live in Marin, so we got to see him every year when we went to Northern California, but, he lives back in L.A. Read More …
One of the last things we did in Israel was we went to the Dead Sea. We went to a spa which used to be waterfront property. Over the last 30 years, so many people have used the water, salt and minerals from the Dead Sea, it has shrunk. Now you have to take a Read More …
Masada is an ancient military fortification. It is at the top of a big hill and it is flattened out like a mesa. It is very isolated. King Herod built a huge complex on top. You would think that since it is so out of the way, and high up (300 feet on the shortest Read More …
My favorite day in Israel was when we went to Beit Guvrin Archaeological Park. It is about an hour outside of Jerusalem. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that houses the ruins of the ancient city of Maresha. By the time we got here, I was feeling a little “ancient history-ed” out since we Read More …
One of the most fun things we did in Jerusalem was to take a tour of the tunnels by the Western Wall. Archaeologists have been working on these tunnels for decades and they have found all sort of artifacts from the first century C.E. If you go to Israel, I highly recommend this tour.
For a country that’s about the size of New Jersey, Israel has a huge amount of diversity landwise. It has desert in the south, by Eilat, it has beaches by Tel Aviv, and now, we are up in the hills and mountains in the north. Did you know you can snow ski in Israel? One Read More …
Wow. What a huge difference between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. I’ve never seen two places more opposite. Tel Aviv is modern, Jerusalem is ancient. Tel Aviv is secular, Jerusalem is intensely religious. Our guide Bruce said “Tel Aviv is an ugly city with a few beautiful areas, and Jerusalem is a beautiful city with a Read More …
