Here is a small selection of photographs from my recent visit to Israel. I am writing my next Jewish News column about the trip and I will post that here on Wednesday.
At the Kotel (Western Wall) in Jerusalem
Graffiti for Gilad Shalit in Tel Aviv/Yaffo
Loving Shenkin Street with the lovely Hadar
With my good friend Tal at Cafe Hillel
awww…. you’ll post it after a week…when we met!! xDDD we [Tal,Ilana and i] glad you enjoyed from all we did for you!!
Xxx
Yes! The first (week) anniversary! I had a lovely time thank you Hadar and that is largely down to yourself, your sister and your mother! Thanks for everything!
Xxx
we had amazing time!!!!! and now we all miss ya!
Aww I miss you too! I want to be back in TA with you all!!
Nice
We saw that Gilad Shalit graffiti as well when we were there!
Ah you look very happy pal. You sure you’re not Jewish?
Hi Chas and everyone.
I’ve just got back from my first trip to Israel and Wow what a country and what a people, absolutely fabulous. Spent time in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and was made very welcome indeed by kind, polite and helpful Israelis.
It was a pleasure to be there. Can’t wait till I go back. Did a tour of loads of museums and went to the Kotel (which is awe inspiring) and celebrated Purim in a lovely progressive shul in Tel Aviv.
Hopefully I won’t have to wait for next year to be in Jerusalem again.
There is so much that impressed me from the helpfulness of the people, the efficient Egged Buses, the food and the general attitude of Israelis having justified pride in their country. I was struck by how very much different the country is from what I saw from the descriptions of Israel given by the not so great and good of the British Left.
Fantastic and can’t wait to be back. I feel I’ve left a little bit of myself behind there now I’ve left and come back to the UK.
Wonderful and I hope Chas will let me gush more about my trip later.
Thanks! Would you like to guest post about your trip?
I’d love to guest post. Give me a couple of days to get it sorted. Many thanks
Thanks for the guest post which I received safely. I’ll post it as a guest post proper on Monday, if that’s okay?
Hi Chas,
Glad it got there OK. Yeah Monday is fine by me.
Trundlemaster