Here is the last leg of my 1 month journey around the Mediterranean. This picture is taken in Tel Aviv, Israel. The old town of Jaffa and the Mediterranean is behind us. I am with my friend Naomi whom i have not seen since 1977. This journey was about letting go of expectations, simply going on a trip with no plan, no expectations, no itinerary. For someone like me who is goal oriented and likes to check things off my never ending list, this was an interesting if not liberating place for me and I feel its purpose was more than satisfied.

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If you are over 45, you most likey remember most things being closed in the states on Sundays. For many of us as children, Sundays were days were there was nothing on TV, not much to do and certainly no shopping. Our children today couldn't possibly fathom that in our world where consumerism is the new religion, but here is Israel, Givataim the suburb of Tel Aviv, it is like a blast from the past except because the majority is Jewish here, everything closes on Fridays around 4 and stays closed until sunset on Saturdays.

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