Miss Lingva Май 2015 | Page 17

for 4-5 days. But I decided to spend them in a more interesting way - travelling over the country. Israel is a small place of big contrasts. My second day was devoted to the Heavenly city Jerusalem. It can’t but impress one, and my advice to every traveler is to take an excursion! Old Jerusalem is a huge place, especially if you have one day for it, you must buy it! 4-hours tour costs not too much, so don’t lose the opportunity to enjoy it all, with Western Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Armenian, Jewish, Muslim areas... I was lucky to be there during Passover, but my audio guide cost more than real excursion and was much less effective. The third day was spent in the most beautiful city of the whole Israel - Haifa, populated mostly with Russian-speaking people. A local zoo, gardens, upper city, embankment can’t be described by words, it’s like paradise. Russian paradise=) Now some words about old city Jaffo, situated inside TA. In contrast to 100-years old Tel Aviv (TA) the place is really ancient and considered to be mostly Arabic area. So the city is divided between Jewish (TA) and Arabic (Jaffo) people. Though many painters, musicians of all nationalities live in Old Jaffo as well - it’s a really beautiful place. My Passover week was full of festivals and advertisements organized by different universities’ students with free performances, drinks and food! Don’t forget about Shabat - it lasts from Friday to Saturday, this time one can hardly find a place to buy even bread.... The city is nealy dead for two days. Nevertheless Tel Aviv is a party place! A party is the sense of its existence. A party is everything in TA. The capital of gay culture, where cigarettes are replaced by light drugs and people go out more than work. You can be yourself and do whatever you want, at this safe but crazy place. With people from the whole world. Of course, I had to forgot about the Dead sea because of my skin, but managed to go to Tel Aviv beach for four last days, spending there half an hour. So many emotions, so many memories, so many friends all over the world, so many crazy actions... Thank you Israel for this unbelievable time! P.S. Girls in the army are so attractive=) 2015, May / missLINGVA 17