Day 91 at Sea; April 6, 2011
Ashdod, Israel is situated 16 miles south of Tel Aviv. I took a tour to old Jaffa and Tel Aviv. It took us over an hour to drive from Port due to heavy commuter traffic. Our first stop was at old Jaffa. Our guide, a delightful older woman who wore her long, light gray hair in two ponytails and looked a bit like a hippy, led us through the most amazing maze that was once Jaffa, the fishing village where Jonah met his match with God and the Whale.
The passageways might have been suited for donkeys or horses, but no cars. Everything was built of yellow stone. Think 12th century BC. Many of the ruins have been renovated but still maintained the texture and of the ancient city. What a tour. I must have taken 300 photos as we wove our way through. It is now the home of artists and crafts people. Every shop has its own unique appearance. We meandered around for over an hour and eventually came to this park above the city and could look down the coast to see modern Tel Aviv.
We made our way back down and went past more of the old city, much being restored in the same manner it was originally built, to the fishing dock. After our walk through Old Jaffa, we drove through modern Tel Aviv. Some interesting architecture and history, but not nearly as wonderful as the old. J
Turkey is beautiful. Very Mediterranean. I want to come back here
Our next stop Kusadasi, Turkey
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