Saturday, January 06, 2007
Jamie and I went on vacation this past week. Here are some pictures!
Happy New Year!
 Before we left, HUC had a second talent show where Jamie sang a medley of pop songs. |  He also did some improv. |
 It snowed in Jerusalem! |  You have to see it to believe it. |
 We spent 3 days in Tel Aviv, the big city in Israel. |  We were really excited to be around big buildings and pretty lights. |
 Tel Aviv is famous for its wide walkways in the middle of the streets. |  This is the plaza in Old Jaffa where Tel Aviv first started. |
 |  |
 Next we made our way to the North. This is Tzfat, the mystical city of Israel. |  These are two famous synagogues; The Caro Synagogue and the Abuhav Synagogue. |
 Another shot of Tzfat. Lots of things are painted blue which has a superstitious value, but also an asthetic value that comes from neighboring Arab influnces. |  In Israel, artists paint recycle bins and similar things, but they're prettiest in Tzfat. |
 Then we went to Nazareth where Jesus comes from. This is the Church of Annunciation where some believe that Mary was told she was carrying Jesus. |  Around the courtyard and the inside of the church are huge, beautiful mosaics, each sent from a different country. |
 This is a mosaic of Mary and baby Jesus from Japan. |  Jamie and I have the maturity of 10 year olds and thought this sign was very funny. Apparently you can take the people out of San Francisco, but you can't take SF out of the people. |
Happy New Year!
