Tag: israel
member name: Carl Rosendorf
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January 15, 2006 09:44 AM EST --
2005 was a year of adventure for me. My travels took me to Italy, France, Monaco, Greek Islands, Jordan and Israel. In the US, I traveled extensively from Cape Cod to Santa Monica. Of all my many fascinating . . .
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January 02, 2008 04:16 AM EST --
The trip was smooth and I landed within two minutes of my intended arrival. Considering the snow in Boston, I was greatly relieved that the entire journey was as flawless as it was.
When I landed . . .
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January 04, 2008 03:10 AM EST --
Thursday, January 3rd:
I took a taxi over to the old city of Jaffa. I have been there before, but enjoy the contrast to the balance of Tel Aviv and the views of Tel Aviv from the Jaffa hills are . . .
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January 20, 2008 01:33 AM EST --
January 19th:
Saturday in Tel Aviv. Today was for me truly a day of rest. I spent a leisurely day around the neighborhood and around my apartment.
During the afternoon, I doubled my time doing cardio . . .
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January 27, 2008 12:49 AM EST --
Saturday, January 26th:
Today I had brunch with my friend, Adam. Adam is a former colleague from my days at Barnes & Noble.com and we have stayed in very close touch through the years. For the . . .
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February 18, 2008 01:17 AM EST --
Saturday, February 16th:
Tom arrived around 10:30 this morning, after a very smooth trip from Boston via Newark. I was so excited to see him, or maybe, it was the Zone Bars and Fig Newmans that . . .
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October 09, 2006 04:00 AM EDT --
Sunday, October 8, 2006. Another beautiful sunny day in Tel Aviv.
The morning began with a surprise. Breakfast at the Hilton was in a Succa in celebration of Sukkoth. Sukkoth is the Jewish holiday that . . .
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January 10, 2008 12:56 AM EST --
Wednesday, January 9th:
I visited with the CEO of an Israeli technology company today in Ramat Gan. Ramat Gan is the next city north of Tel Aviv and only about 15 minutes from my apartment. Ramat . . .
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January 11, 2008 01:32 AM EST --
Thursday, January 10th:
Today I visited Ra'anana, a town about 12 miles north of Tel Aviv. Ra'anana has about 75,000 residents and is home to many high tech companies, including Hewlett Packard . . .
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January 16, 2008 02:22 AM EST --
Tuesday, January 15th:
It's hard to believe that the first two weeks of my trip have already passed. Time moves so quickly. I can honestly say that these two weeks have far exceeded my expectations. . . .
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January 21, 2008 01:45 AM EST --
Sunday, January 20th:
I just finished Abraham Rabinovich's book, "The Yom Kippur War", which provides a detailed analysis of the time preceding the war in 1973 through its aftermath. . . .
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February 15, 2008 08:56 AM EST --
Thursday, February 14th:
Today was a relaxing day as I decided not to work until Monday afternoon in preparation of Tom's visit.
I met Martin Fletcher for lunch. Martin had just returned . . .
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September 27, 2005 02:15 AM EDT --
Monday, September 26th: I arrived in Haifa around noon. It was an easy drive from Tel Aviv of about 90 minutes north. My hotel is the Dan Carmel, on the top of Mt. Carmel overlooking the bay.
Haifa is . . .
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September 29, 2005 01:08 AM EDT --
Wednesday, September28th: My guide, Karl Walter, picked me up at my hotel in Haifa for our three days of touring norhtern Israel. We traveled north from Haifa along the coast.
Our first stop on our tour . . .
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September 20, 2005 12:24 AM EDT --
Monday, September 19th: I almost did not get to the Promised Land today. I arrived at the Eilat Airport early for my flight. As I was going through my security screening (this happens before you check-in . . .
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January 13, 2008 04:14 AM EST --
Saturday, January 12th:
After three very busy and exciting days, I decided today would be a day of relaxation. I read, wrote, worked out and went for a long brunch at a Libra, a café located . . .
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February 18, 2008 11:01 AM EST --
Sunday, February 17th:
Today was a magical day with Tom and I visiting Jerusalem. During all my previous visits to Jerusalem I was alone, and it was very special to experience the holy and majestic . . .
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January 22, 2008 02:20 AM EST --
Monday, January 21st.
After working out, I thought I'd go for a short walk. That walk lasted five hours and covered parts of Tel Aviv that I had not discovered before.
I began by walking . . .
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January 15, 2008 01:35 AM EST --
Monday, January 14th:
Today I woke up early (well, 8:30AM) and dedicated the day to sightseeing. There have been two museums that have been on my to do list for quite a while and this is the day that . . .
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September 25, 2005 11:42 AM EDT --
Saturday, September 24th: I visited the ancient town of Jaffa; a city with a history that dates back thousands of years. In fact, during my tour I visited the remains of a fort that is 3,300 years old. . . .
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