The Best Beaches in Israel

In a survey presented by the Israel’s Health, Environment and Interior ministries, Tel Aviv’s Tzuk Beach and the famous Metzitzim Beach are the leading beaches in Israel.

The beaches were ranked according to water quality, beach cleanliness, parking, handicapped accessibility, facilities, sewer connection (or lack thereof) and public opinion.

Metzitzim Beach, Tel Aviv

Both Metzitzim and Tzuk are on Tel Aviv’s coastal bike route!

It's White Night in Tel Aviv - TONIGHT - 6/30/2011

More info here and here (in Hebrew)....

ENJOY!

David Hamelech Blvd - Tel Aviv

The mornings in Tel Aviv have been great for morning bike rides these past few weeks.  David Hamelech Blvd is covered with tiny orange flowers EVERY morning and the same guy is out there sweeping them up EVERY morning. 

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"Ta'am Ha'ir"

“Ta'am Ha’ir” returns to Ganei Yehoshua this week (June 12th-16th) for the 15th year! In addition to the food stands there will also be workshops for children, an organic farmer’s market and a stage where chef Haim Cohen host celebs and prepare special dishes."Ta'am Ha'ir" also goes green this year with recyling bins throughout the venue for separating waste and for creating compost.

From 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm there will be a cookng fare with kitchen products, tools and the latest gadgets. Cooking demonstrations will be held in the evenings between 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm with chefs demonstrating the latest in cooking methods such as molecular cooking and slow cooking in a vacuum.

Here's the schedule:

13.6 – Idan Halperin – legendary chef of Rotschild’s Restaurnt

14.6 – Chaim Shwartz – president of the Israeli Chefs Association

15.6 - Charlie Fadida – chef from Olive Leaf in Tel Aviv

16.6 – Shaul Edrat – chef from Kimmel in Tel Aviv

Cooking demonstrations for kids take place at 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm with limited seating!

But of course most people will be visiting “Tam Ha’ir” in order to eat! Individual portions will cost 30-35 NIS and based on experience the lines will be long and seating on the grass hard to find. A few restaurants who are participing – Poyka, Darna, NG and Adora.

Red Bull Flugtag 2011 - Tel Aviv

The lake in Ganei Yehoshua was packed on Friday afternoon as 20 teams of amatuer airplane builders attempted to fly their contraptions. The most popular was the Angry Birds plane(named after the popular video game) which flew an impressive 13 meters.

Call it a waste of water or call it the world’s largest water fight...

The summer kicks off in Tel Aviv with what ABC News and the BBC have called the worlds largest water fight. This Friday the 1^st of July at 15:00 in Tel Aviv’s Kikar Rabin. This annual event brings out thousands who are equipped with water guns and water balloons for a kick off to hot, long summer. Dress accordingly and leave your cell phones and watches at home.

Meanwhile in Ganei Yehoshua at 13:00 there's the Red Bull Flugtag. Competitors attempt to fly their homemade human powered flying machines over the park’s lake. This is really a fun event even if you don’t like Red Bull.