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Israel has very stringent gun regulations. But also they have rules on soldiers carrying. And soldiers have different ways than us soldiers.Was everyone packing AR-15's as the NRA claims?I was there 5 weeks. I had a good time.
I had prejudices, mostly blown up. A few tempered from iron to titanium steel.
The place is horribly expensive . For an American it is sticker shock every day. There are some things that are cheaper, busses and trains. But most things are just way to much.
Jews are mostly vegetarian, mostly . There is small amounts of meat compared to American stores. There are lots of fruit and vegetables stores , very few meat stores. I think this is both a factor of high price and preferences.
People in Tel Aviv are mostly secular, when they have a religious preference, they seem to prefer the more stringent style.
There are religious , sort of proselytizing Jews around . They have the straps and cloth, but they mostly just have them for those who want them, they don't preach.
For me, I am more pro Israel in most ways. I don't like the way they do others.
I met some Palestinian folks. They didn't convert me at all, quite the reverse . In Hebron especially . He tried, and there were some very intense conversation , but the Israeli attitude was more convincing .
I did like it there. I would advise to do the same. I lived in hostels I ate mostly fruit. I did lots of walking around. I didn't see everything by a long shot, but I did see quite a few things .
I do think if you are going to have an opinion , you should have some personal facts.
I decided not to start one! That was part of the reason. I'm here now. Jerusalem.
I decided not to start one! That was part of the reason. I'm here now. Jerusalem.
That's really nice to hear, I'd be most interested reading about Your experience and thoughts on anything that grabbed Your attention, the situation and the atmosphere in whole.
Is it Your first one?
Please feel free to ask if You need anything, especially if You plan on going north.
YUP. And the sixties and early seventies saw to it that Miami, especially the beach from about 40 th and south, wound up a boarded up ghetto.too hard , expensive for everyone or just me to see Israel . I just support and like Israelis and Jews more than 'muslims' . Most Jews and Israelis that i knew were from Europe and resettled in Miami after ww2 and i knew them back in the mid 60s , early 70s , Anyway , sounds like a nice trip ALWords .
I decided not to start one! That was part of the reason. I'm here now. Jerusalem.
That's really nice to hear, I'd be most interested reading about Your experience and thoughts on anything that grabbed Your attention, the situation and the atmosphere in whole.
Is it Your first one?
Please feel free to ask if You need anything, especially if You plan on going north.
This is my first trip to Israel.
Random thoughts:
The security guards at the Kotel coming down from the Rova are mostly just bored. That sort of surprised me. We have this perception of high alert intensity. Nah.
The Old City feels very safe and quiet. Even walking around late at night or early in the morning.
Everyone is happy to see a Canadian!
I could live here. I would love to live here.
I decided not to start one! That was part of the reason. I'm here now. Jerusalem.
That's really nice to hear, I'd be most interested reading about Your experience and thoughts on anything that grabbed Your attention, the situation and the atmosphere in whole.
Is it Your first one?
Please feel free to ask if You need anything, especially if You plan on going north.
This is my first trip to Israel.
Random thoughts:
The security guards at the Kotel coming down from the Rova are mostly just bored. That sort of surprised me. We have this perception of high alert intensity. Nah.
The Old City feels very safe and quiet. Even walking around late at night or early in the morning.
Everyone is happy to see a Canadian!
I could live here. I would love to live here.
I always had the feeling that Jerusalem is overwhelming especially with excitement beforehand,
lots of worry comes from that. But once one gets there something deep and calm removes the worry, like an opening to to have a clear prayer.
Sure everyone is happy to see a Canadian, look what nice weather You brought with You
Are You planning to visit some beautiful Arab villages?
Share more whatever good or bad You see, Your perspective is interesting.
My proposition is on if need anything.
Hopefully you'll be in Jerusalem for the start of the sabbath.
Jerusalem is such a cool city, almost magical. But one of the coolest things is to be there when the siren goes off on Friday evening to signify the beginning of Shabbat. The whole city comes to a stand still. Of course it is already shutting down starting near noon or so. Go to the shuk around noon. Good luck, it will be very crowded.Hopefully you'll be in Jerusalem for the start of the sabbath.
I will be!
Jerusalem is such a cool city, almost magical. But one of the coolest things is to be there when the siren goes off on Friday evening to signify the beginning of Shabbat. The whole city comes to a stand still. Of course it is already shutting down starting near noon or so. Go to the shuk around noon. Good luck, it will be very crowded.Hopefully you'll be in Jerusalem for the start of the sabbath.
I will be!
The other coolest thing is what we both missed. Last week (to the day) was the 70th Independence day celebrations. The fireworks, the bands, the people. Oh yeah, hopefully you are staying near the downtown triangle. Ben Yehuda Street is pretty cool at night.
That pic is revolting of you fnc,really we are all past the heinous propaganda of the Nazis towards the Jews as Sub normal.....monsters or running around like Vermin......Fcku is this shit what they teach you in Zionist School today????????you being Jewish as you say you areI was there 5 weeks. I had a good time.
I had prejudices, mostly blown up. A few tempered from iron to titanium steel.
The place is horribly expensive . For an American it is sticker shock every day. There are some things that are cheaper, busses and trains. But most things are just way to much.
Jews are mostly vegetarian, mostly . There is small amounts of meat compared to American stores. There are lots of fruit and vegetables stores , very few meat stores. I think this is both a factor of high price and preferences.
People in Tel Aviv are mostly secular, when they have a religious preference, they seem to prefer the more stringent style.
There are religious , sort of proselytizing Jews around . They have the straps and cloth, but they mostly just have them for those who want them, they don't preach.
For me, I am more pro Israel in most ways. I don't like the way they do others.
I met some Palestinian folks. They didn't convert me at all, quite the reverse . In Hebron especially . He tried, and there were some very intense conversation , but the Israeli attitude was more convincing .
I did like it there. I would advise to do the same. I lived in hostels I ate mostly fruit. I did lots of walking around. I didn't see everything by a long shot, but I did see quite a few things .
I do think if you are going to have an opinion , you should have some personal facts.
I prefer in getting my personal opinions the old-fashioned way ... from someone with agenda.
I decided not to start one! That was part of the reason. I'm here now. Jerusalem.
That's really nice to hear, I'd be most interested reading about Your experience and thoughts on anything that grabbed Your attention, the situation and the atmosphere in whole.
Is it Your first one?
Please feel free to ask if You need anything, especially if You plan on going north.
This is my first trip to Israel.
Random thoughts:
The security guards at the Kotel coming down from the Rova are mostly just bored. That sort of surprised me. We have this perception of high alert intensity. Nah.
The Old City feels very safe and quiet. Even walking around late at night or early in the morning.
Everyone is happy to see a Canadian!
I could live here. I would love to live here.
I always had the feeling that Jerusalem is overwhelming especially with excitement beforehand,
lots of worry comes from that. But once one gets there something deep and calm removes the worry, like an opening to to have a clear prayer.
Sure everyone is happy to see a Canadian, look what nice weather You brought with You
Are You planning to visit some beautiful Arab villages?
Share more whatever good or bad You see, Your perspective is interesting.
My proposition is on if need anything.
You've described the feeling very well. I'm not sure I have the words for it just yet. But yes, there is this incredible excitement and feeling of awe beforehand. But once you are here the place is soul-deep almost restfulness. It is very easy for this to feel like home.
And yeah, sorry about the weather.
And thank you so much for your offer. I'm actually here partly on a business trip so my time is mostly taken up with things out of my control.
I decided not to start one! That was part of the reason. I'm here now. Jerusalem.
That's really nice to hear, I'd be most interested reading about Your experience and thoughts on anything that grabbed Your attention, the situation and the atmosphere in whole.
Is it Your first one?
Please feel free to ask if You need anything, especially if You plan on going north.
This is my first trip to Israel.
Random thoughts:
The security guards at the Kotel coming down from the Rova are mostly just bored. That sort of surprised me. We have this perception of high alert intensity. Nah.
The Old City feels very safe and quiet. Even walking around late at night or early in the morning.
Everyone is happy to see a Canadian!
I could live here. I would love to live here.
I always had the feeling that Jerusalem is overwhelming especially with excitement beforehand,
lots of worry comes from that. But once one gets there something deep and calm removes the worry, like an opening to to have a clear prayer.
Sure everyone is happy to see a Canadian, look what nice weather You brought with You
Are You planning to visit some beautiful Arab villages?
Share more whatever good or bad You see, Your perspective is interesting.
My proposition is on if need anything.
You've described the feeling very well. I'm not sure I have the words for it just yet. But yes, there is this incredible excitement and feeling of awe beforehand. But once you are here the place is soul-deep almost restfulness. It is very easy for this to feel like home.
And yeah, sorry about the weather.
And thank you so much for your offer. I'm actually here partly on a business trip so my time is mostly taken up with things out of my control.
We haven't seen such amounts of rain before summer for decades...Shusha stay longer.
Out of curiosity - I found only a handful of Israeli Taekwondo practitioners on Wiki, is there a serious Taekwondo culture here, are we competent as in Judo?
Also do You see any practitioners coming from a religious- orthodox background?
BTW if I may suggest, find some time to go to the Western wall tunnels, on the left of the plaza.
The visible part of the wall is just a tiny fraction of what is buried underneath layers of history.
There You can find the closest spot to the Holy of Holies...
Yom Tov Shusha.