IAI air craft manufacturer of drones etc.
The Western Wall
Western Wall Tunnels Tour
Looking down to the base of the Western Wall
Soldier at the western Wall
Soldiers in the Old City
Ric and Geri at The Blue and White Gallery in the Cardo
Rich meets a friend in the Cardo
Dinner at Darna a Morrocan Restaurant
Food not only looked good but was good!!!
Jeff Laye our speaker for the night with 5 major issues Israel must deal with
Leaving the Darna restaurant satisfiedOctober 30, 2011 Sunday
ANCIENT TUNNELS AND MODERN ROCKETS:
ANCIENT TUNNELS AND MODERN ROCKETS:
We started our day by walking to the old city where we had reservations for the
Western Wall Tunnels. Where we stood was the closest you can get to the old
ancient city. This was a very unusual experience. Here, below the Temple
Mount, we found ourselves transported to centuries ago where we were able to
see the archeological excavations of the old temple walls. We saw what was excavated of the Western Wall, the men’s and women’s synagogue, now in use there, where the women were
able to look down from the women’s section. Openings in the floor, allowed us to look many levels below to see the current excavations which were the bedrock of the western wall. We were all amazed about the height and width of the wall and we were quite in awe of the whole experience.
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)
Western Wall Tunnels. Where we stood was the closest you can get to the old
ancient city. This was a very unusual experience. Here, below the Temple
Mount, we found ourselves transported to centuries ago where we were able to
see the archeological excavations of the old temple walls. We saw what was excavated of the Western Wall, the men’s and women’s synagogue, now in use there, where the women were
able to look down from the women’s section. Openings in the floor, allowed us to look many levels below to see the current excavations which were the bedrock of the western wall. We were all amazed about the height and width of the wall and we were quite in awe of the whole experience.
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)
The Israel Aircraft Industries stands on the top of the list of manufacturers of
avionics and high-tech development of drones, missiles and satellites. We saw a 3D presentation which was shown at the Paris Air Show which detailed Israel’s technological and commercial
superiority in the world. One of the highlights was spending time with Gershom Katz, a 30 year employee of IAI who told us his story of coming from the Warsaw Ghetto to Israel, fighting in 3 wars and being seriously injured in a rocket attack and being so happy and proud to
now be an Israeli.
We then had a Falafel Lunch in the old city.
Everyone in our group was eager for a little time to shop in the shuk which is the Arab
market and then to wander to small streets and alleys in the Jewish Quarter’s shops and stalls. We stopped at a spice stand to buy some of the wonderful middle eastern spices to take home with us. We also made a stop at the Blue and White Gallery in the Cardo. The group then
decided to return to the hotel for some rest before dinner. Janet and Bruce Udell and Lenny and I decided to make a stop at the famous Ben Yehuda Street and the bus driver dropped us off there on their way to the hotel. We wandered through the shops together, the four of us, enjoying each other’s company as if we were old friends. Lenny bought me a beautiful necklace designed and made by a well known Israeli artist. I was thrilled with it and will
enjoy wearing it. It will be a wonderful memory of our trip.
We then returned to the hotel for our first real R&R in 9 days!
Dinner at Darna Moroccan Restaurant
Darma is an exotic and charming Moroccan restaurant where we all enjoyed an unusual
spread of traditional Moroccan foods served by waiters and waitresses in
Moroccan dress. This restaurant is located in an old Moroccan palace with
colorful sofas and mosaic floors. Rich poured the wine freely and kept our
glasses full. We were treated to a presentation by Jeffrey Kaye, previous development director for ORT and who is now forming his own consulting company and our federation is one of his
clients. He was a dynamic speaker coming from both an American and Israeli point of view – he named five points of difficulty for Israel including religious, the West Bank, the shift in numbers
of inductees into the military.
spread of traditional Moroccan foods served by waiters and waitresses in
Moroccan dress. This restaurant is located in an old Moroccan palace with
colorful sofas and mosaic floors. Rich poured the wine freely and kept our
glasses full. We were treated to a presentation by Jeffrey Kaye, previous development director for ORT and who is now forming his own consulting company and our federation is one of his
clients. He was a dynamic speaker coming from both an American and Israeli point of view – he named five points of difficulty for Israel including religious, the West Bank, the shift in numbers
of inductees into the military.
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