Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Day 40: Flying to Israel
July 5: Flying overnight from New York (on July 4) to London, then across to Tel Aviv (lots of flying)... to eventually start my Maccabiah supporter's experience.
Will be in Israel for 17 days, or longer, supporting the Maccabiah Games - the easiest explanation for this is to think of it as a 'Jewish Olympics' where people from all over the world come to Israel, representing their country, to compete in various sports. It's the third largest sporting event in the world behind the Soccer World Cup and Summer Olympic Games with almost 8,000 athletes. A hugely social and sports-dominated few weeks... my cup of tea, so I believe.
Via a few dramas, got to the hotel in Tel Aviv... great to hear all the Aussie accents and see some familiar faces.
Will be in Israel for 17 days, or longer, supporting the Maccabiah Games - the easiest explanation for this is to think of it as a 'Jewish Olympics' where people from all over the world come to Israel, representing their country, to compete in various sports. It's the third largest sporting event in the world behind the Soccer World Cup and Summer Olympic Games with almost 8,000 athletes. A hugely social and sports-dominated few weeks... my cup of tea, so I believe.
Via a few dramas, got to the hotel in Tel Aviv... great to hear all the Aussie accents and see some familiar faces.
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