This is my itinerary for next week. Any ideas to fill in the gaps are welcome ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nimrod Shafran Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Subject: Calling you To: Scott Jordan Cc: David Magen Hi Scott, It was nice talking to you. Following our conversation please see below the suggested schedule for your 2 days of touring: Monday, May 5, 2014 § 6:30 a.m. Meet your guide Iddo Katz, check out and depart Jerusalem. § Descend to the Dead Sea basin. § Walk up the Snake Path to Masada, Herod’s mountain palace and the site of the Jewish Zealots’ last stand against the Roman legionnaires. Discuss Masada’s role as a symbol of Jewish defence and its current significance in modern Israel. § Short hike to Nahal David, the freshwater spring and waterfalls in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, a lush oasis in the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. § Lunch on your own. § Experience the weightlessness of the Dead Sea as you float in its waters. § Drive to Tel Aviv and Check into the David Intercontinental Hotel. § Dinner on your own and evening at leisure. Wednesday, May 7, 2014 § Breakfast at the hotel. § 10:00 a.m. Meet Iddo in the hotel lobby and begin touring. § Visit the Old City of Jaffa, ascend from the old port through the renovated alleyways to the Jaffa Overlook for an introduction to Tel Aviv at the place where it all began. § Walk through the famous Jaffa Flea Market – “Shuk Hapishpishim”. § Walking tour through colorful Neve Zedek, one of Tel Aviv’s earliest neighborhoods. Today it is a cultural mecca, with many small boutiques and galleries, and the Suzanne Delal Dance and Theater Center. § Lunch on your own. § Stroll down Rothschild Boulevard to view examples of the intriguing Bauhaus-style architecture from the 1930s. The local proliferation of the style won Tel Aviv recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site and the nickname of ‘the White City. § Continue to the colorful Carmel Open-Air Market and Sheinkin Street, with its hip cafés and funky chic shopping. § Visit Rabin Square, a center of Tel Aviv’s cultural and political life, named for Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin who was assassinated here. Take a quiet moment at the Rabin Memorial. § Return to the hotel. § Dinner on your own and evening at leisure. Iddo Katz is your guide.
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