Haifa

(32.807, 34.987)

Our lodging for the night was the Dan Panorama in Haifa. The city is largely built on a steep hillside leading down to the sea. The port is historically important and is still the center of a significant amount of Israel's trade and industrial activity. However, as our tour guide noted, in Israeli cities the higher areas (such as where our hotel was) are generally more residential upscale, while the lower area tend to be more industrial and working class.

If Tel Aviv is Israel's version of New York, Haifa is its San Francisco.

05/23/2011 17:29 IDT Haifa	05/23/2011 17:40 IDT Bus stop
05/23/2011 17:43 IDT Dan Panorama Hotel	05/23/2011 17:48 IDT Checking in
05/23/2011 17:51 IDT Checking in	05/23/2011 18:18 IDT Changing dollars for shekels
05/23/2011 18:53 IDT Dinner	05/23/2011 18:53 IDT Dinner

My morning jog allowed me to do a bit of exploration, but the hilly topography and confusing streets dissuaded me from venturing too far. The hotel was more 1970's era architecture, although the park across the street was fairly pleasant.

05/24/2011 05:51 IDT Hillside houses	05/24/2011 05:58 IDT Looking downhill to the bay
05/24/2011 05:59 IDT Plaza	05/24/2011 05:59 IDT Plaza
05/24/2011 05:51 IDT Ha'em Garden	05/24/2011 07:50 IDT Park entrance
05/24/2011 06:06 IDT Amphitheatre	05/24/2011 06:06 IDT Vending area
05/24/2011 06:06 IDT Park path	05/24/2011 06:11 IDT Carousel
05/24/2011 06:12 IDT Picnic area	05/24/2011 06:11 IDT Dan Panorama
05/24/2011 06:15 IDT Panorama Center	05/24/2011 06:15 IDT Panorama Center
05/24/2011 06:15 IDT Park	05/24/2011 06:16 IDT Haifa Masonic Temple
05/24/2011 06:20 IDT Haifa	05/24/2011 06:20 IDT Haifa
05/24/2011 06:39 IDT Confusing street painting	05/24/2011 07:58 IDT Hotel room

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