Tel Aviv, February 2009

the sunset on Racheli's birthday. i was standing in the middle of the street when i took this picture. HA!

Tamar and i, on the way to the bus stop. Nina is taking the picture.

a typical *band* on a typical Saturday in Tel Aviv / Yafo. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

the Lookout Point, which scared me to death, since i'm scared of heights! about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

Rico, with part of the Tel Aviv Riviera in the background. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

remnants of the Ottoman jain, established in the 19th century, to hold rebel Arabs. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.
the Tel Aviv Riviera. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

the Yafo Boardwalk. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

view of Tel Aviv from the Yafo Boardwalk. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

The Yafo Clock Tower. about 5 minutes from Rico and Racheli's home.

Racheli's 23rd birthday party, in Oren's tiny apartment. there are 5 other people in the apartment that can't be seen in the picture.

one of Sunny's tattoos :-)

the remnants of the British something-or-other in Yafo.

goofing around, as always.

the beautiful cake that Sunny make Racheli. it says *Racheli* and the butterflies are made of Tweel.

get this... an EGG shop in the middle of a very busy commercial street in Tel Aviv !! :-)

this huge dog was just haning out with his owner.

an example of the many corner shops in Tel Aviv. this is a produce stand.

another sample of *the corner store*... this one is a spice store.

my adorable Nina and Tamar, as we go to Tel Aviv