As promised, here are more pictures from the last few months. Enjoy!
We're lucky to have a Jacaranda tree outside our living room window.
Here is part of the tree from a month ago and then again a few weeks later!
These pictures have not been photo-shopped :)
Here is part of the tree from a month ago and then again a few weeks later!
These pictures have not been photo-shopped :)
This is Camilla Ginger, one of the resident strays near our building.
S/he is very affectionate and keeps trying to follow us up to our apartment!
These are pictures from my Ulpan's trip to the Matsada....
(Judean Hills near Jerusalem)
Nice folds you've got there.
Nearing the Matsada...
The mesa formation in the center is the Matsada.
Our ascension to the Matsada.
We took the cable cars since there were 500 people in our group.
We took the cable cars since there were 500 people in our group.
The view from the top...
Tiny people on the Matsada and the Dead Sea in the distance.
Descending from the Matsada.
The square formations are remnants of the Roman army's camps.
The square formations are remnants of the Roman army's camps.
The Dead Sea - one of my favorite places in the world.
Back in Tel Aviv, Zoya's little sister came to visit us over Passover vacation.
We put her to work (sort of) in a paddle boat on the Yarkon River.
With my long-lost Russian sisters :)
Paddling away....
The first duck family of the season!
We also saw these cool guys along the riverbank.
This mama duck was the sole guardian of 12 ducklings!
Duck herding...
Over Pesach, I went on a tiyul in the Judean Hills with Zoya.
Here's the first cave (Luzit Cave) that we visited.
The view from inside.
Ancient Israelites used to harvest the top meter for building materials.
Since the material is sandstone and easily eroded, there aren't any remaining ruins from that time.
Prickly pear flower (left) and an unidentified desert flower (right)
Views of the Judean Hills from our climb to Mitzpe Masua.
The watch tower at Mitzpe Masua.
This is why English lessons are important.
(Or spell/grammar-check, at the very least)
(Or spell/grammar-check, at the very least)
More desert flowers
The thistles in Israel are particularly prickly.
We also crawled through (and slid and pulled ourselves up and through) the Bar Kochba caves.
In ancient times, the Israelites dug narrow tunnels through the caves so that the Roman soldiers couldn't follow in their clunky armor.
It was a tight squeeze for us, too!
Afterwards, we visited a vineyard -
what better way to end an exhausting/dehydrating day in the desert than with a wine tasting?
Domesticated desert flowers.
Also last week, Mati and I discovered that the goats at the HaYarkon zoo have had babies!!!
The lady turkeys weren't impressed by this guy, but I was!
Sleepy goats...
Hope that you enjoyed the pictures! Stay tuned for pictures from my epic birthday week!
