| :: April & May 2017:: |
| The Austrian Hospice in Jerusalem. Amazing strudel, garden and rooftop views Who would have thought. |
| And the beautiful, but disappearing Dead Sea |
| Halvah & hummus Salatim And I didn't eat nearly enough baklava I love Israel Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea & Masada, Israel 5 - 10 May Traveling every week through mid July It's nice to be home on the weekends, I miss Joe, the kitties, Baci and my bed |
| The main reason I went back to Israel was because my dad passed while I was climbing Masada at sunrise on May 8th 2016. To honor his memory and mark the anniversary we planned a return trip. Climbing Masada at sunrise, remembering Omar, lighting the yahrzeit candle, leaving ashes and saying a prayer. 8 May 2017 |
| I love Israeli wine and we stopped at the Yatir vineyard to taste and be educated on how Israel grows wine in the crazy heat. Hearty French varietals and hiding the vineyards in the cool Yatir forest. Amazing |
| Oh I can never ever get enough salatim... Last day a visit to a Tel Aviv beach. Where we met a Trump supporting Italian living in Israel. Dumb luck. |
| Omar's Tree - I was a bit worried over winter because it was just a bald little stick, when Z and I visited at the end of April it was green and full of leaves. Maybe the ashes helped. Serole & Alba 22-25 April |
| It was fun visiting the annual Vinum in Alba 22 April 2017 |
| A little stop to admire the lakes and Alps in Switzerland. Four countries in one day. Life has been a little hectic lately with work. Zaven flew down and met me in Stuttgart and we drove home together - I came home, threw clean clothes in my bag and Maurizio took me to the airport. 17 May 2017 Tomorrow off to Barcelona, the following week Lake Tahoe & Palo Alto then Tel Aviv then Amsterdam then Dubai then Bucharest Then vacation...at HOME Love having Zaven at home |