Subject: Report # 100 Haifa ,Israel April 9, 2016 Saturday Partly cloudy (really?) Add Rain & 78 degrees Part #2 of 2 67 Pictures
The photos continue from Haifa……………
The perfect palm at the Baha'i Gardens
Don't walk on the grass
Start of the 19 terraces
Steep climb up Mount Carmel
Sacred waters
No eating, no drinking, please
Bubbling waters
The information center was not open
All of the rock buildings look the same
Snapdragons and lobelia
Starting to look like California flowers
Hillside scenery
Multi-colors of snapdragons
Follow Allensby to the Stella Maris area
Bedding plants
A very old olive tree in the roundabout
No place to park in residential area
Upper cable car on mountaintop
Another heritage olive tree
Cable cars….round spheres
View from up high
Many apartment buildings with views of the sea
National Maritime Museum (closed)
History of seafaring from ancient times to today
Ancient anchors made of rock
Rock wall access to hillside homes
The Clandestine Immigration & Naval Museum (closed)
Going to Bat Galim today
Crossing over the highway
The Upper Cable Car near Stella Maris Church
Prophet Elijah's Cave, a sacred site
Cable cars
The Lower Cable Car stop
Beachfront on the Mediterranean Sea
Very nice beachfront walkway
Planted palms
Grassy sand dunes
A fishing pier
Bat Galim Promenade
Shawatina by the Beach was a nice restaurant under the cable cars terminal
An exercise station
Sandy beach
Sure felt like rain, when we felt the first drops
Two fishermen
Oh now…..super-sized ladybugs all over Bill's t-shirt
Cool waters of the Med Sea
One wind surfer in the water
A Med raven
Bat Galim Beach
Raven looking for food
He found some snacks
The turnstile at the lower cable car station
Yellow snapdragons
Shade palms
Lunch at Garden in the German Colony
This ½ liter beer was so good
Leta and Bill had the German brew
Outside dining under an umbrella
Tables available at 2pm
The Greek salad was ample
Margherita pizza was excellent
A veggie platter
Hummus dip with olive oil
Getting busy
Heading back to the ship
Going over the bridge at the pier
Ship stayed until midnight, actually the real sail time was 1am
