Day 9: Departure Day in Tel Aviv

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Our flight back to the U.S. didn't leave until 11:20pm, so we got an extra bonus day in Tel Aviv. Most of it was dedicated to the Eretz Israel Museum, which, unlike the Diaspora Museum, actually had alot of original artifacts. On returning to the hotel, I convinced my mom to join me for a walk through the Carmel Market and to some fabric stores. However, she's not much for third-worldish crowds and wasn't much impressed.

We concluded our evening with a dinner at a Chinese restaurant around the corner from our hotel - finally satisfying my curiosity about what Chinese food would be like in Israel. It actually wasn't much different from what we have in the states. A brief final sunset walk on the beach and it was time to leave for the airport.

05/31/2011 09:01:52
Breakfast
05/31/2011 09:01:56
Breakfast
05/31/2011 09:02:08
Breakfast
05/31/2011 09:02:20
Breakfast
05/31/2011 09:49:02
Koi pond
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Post Office
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Post Office
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Hotel room
05/31/2011 10:24:38
U.S. Embassy
05/31/2011 10:25:46
Cab ride
05/31/2011 10:44:12
Eretz Israel Museum: Wine press
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Wine press
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Wine press
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Wine press
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Bird Mosaic
05/31/2011 11:36:06
Coin collection
05/31/2011 10:51:44
Tyrian shekels
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Primitive money
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Roman coins
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Roman coins
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British mandate coins
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Breezeway
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Postal boxes
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Postal museum
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Jerusalem train station
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Postal museum
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A Land and its Dolls
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A Land and its Dolls
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Ronald Storrs
05/31/2011 12:45:04
1920s town plan
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Rocks
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Glass
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Mosaics
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Roads and rails
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Cellphone tower disguised as very tall palm tree
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Train historical sign
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Passenger coach theatre seats
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Box car weight plaque
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Box car
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Rail and iron ties
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Service car
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Diesel shunting locomotive
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Passenger coach driver position
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Passenger coach seats
05/31/2011 14:28:50
Passenger coach driver controls
05/31/2011 14:29:00
Brake pedal?
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Restored scroll case
05/31/2011 14:53:30
Restored scroll case
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Tel Aviv Towers
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Archeological site
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Archeological site
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Archeological site
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U.S. Embassy
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Urban renewal
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Carmel Market
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Hayam Hasini - Chinese restaurant
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Menu
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Menu
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Restaurant
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Dinner
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Chinese restaurant
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Chinese restaurant
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Pugeot
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Woodpecker
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Cats
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