Now, I'm not a person who spends all her time in museums whilst on holidays. Some museums must be visited, like Yad Vashem (which I shall come to later), which should be almost compulsory for every human being. But generally speaking, I really believe that the only way to get a sense of where you are is to spend time wandering round, ditching the map and allowing yourself to get lost in the myriad of cobbled alleyways of your destination. This is the way to see Old Jaffa, which is very small and circular in its layout. It was wonderful spending the afternoon ambling around, enjoying the amazing artwork by local artists displayed upon Old Jaffa's old city walls, taking in a couple of art galleries and browsing around the tiny flea market. I don't know the name of streets or monuments in Old Jaffa, but I can tell you that its got bundles of charm and feels very bohemian. I also had the best freshly squeezed pomegranate juice ever tasted and which was so, so much better than the so-called "pomegranate juice-drinks" that disgrace our supermarket shelves. Anyway, here are some of my photos......
Typical cobbled alleyways in Old Jaffa
Artwork by local artists adorn the outside walls of Old Jaffa's cobbled streets
Beautiful wooden carved door, Old Jaffa
Art studio and gallery, Old Jaffa
Main Square in Old Jaffa
Another gallery in Old Jaffa
Taking in more of the interesting and unusual street artwork
Monument at the top of the gardens in Old Jaffa
Coming next: A bit more about Tel Aviv, the Yemenite Quarter and the HaCarmel Market......
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