Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Day 48: Haifa, Akko
July 13: Went to see the Aussie men's soccer team beat Germany 2-0 earlier this morning, before heading with Sally and the girl's team manager by hired taxi to Akko (Acre).
Walked around the markets, had a great Israeli lunch at "Said" cafe, saw the waterfront and also the Turkish Bathhouse - very interesting. Lots of history here including Crusader involvement.
Did an audio guide tour through various parts of the Citadel including the Great Hall, Knight's Halls, Hospital area, prison rooms (later on in history), long underground tunnel and more.
Very hot day today, dripping from head to toe!
Caught train to Binyamina to meet up with a relative to take me to her place. Had never met her (Aviva) and her family, including her three children, two of whom are very similar in age to me. We are related through the very big Mischaloff family I told you about earlier when I was in the US. They tracked us down on the Yad Vashem database (and vice versa).
My other relative, a different branch of the same extended family tree, Shmuel, also came to visit. Hadn't seem him since I was 10 and he is now in his 80's, so it was very special to see him again too.
Great evening seeing relatives... returned to Haifa later in the evening.
Walked around the markets, had a great Israeli lunch at "Said" cafe, saw the waterfront and also the Turkish Bathhouse - very interesting. Lots of history here including Crusader involvement.
Did an audio guide tour through various parts of the Citadel including the Great Hall, Knight's Halls, Hospital area, prison rooms (later on in history), long underground tunnel and more.
Very hot day today, dripping from head to toe!
Caught train to Binyamina to meet up with a relative to take me to her place. Had never met her (Aviva) and her family, including her three children, two of whom are very similar in age to me. We are related through the very big Mischaloff family I told you about earlier when I was in the US. They tracked us down on the Yad Vashem database (and vice versa).
My other relative, a different branch of the same extended family tree, Shmuel, also came to visit. Hadn't seem him since I was 10 and he is now in his 80's, so it was very special to see him again too.
Great evening seeing relatives... returned to Haifa later in the evening.
# posted by mishij @ 2:18 PM 
