Thoughts On Yom Haatzmaut

Earlier this week was Israeli Independence Day or Yom Haatzmaut.

I don’t want to tell you about the Israel that you see on the news. We all get enough of that when we turn on our televisions or open the local newspaper. I want to tell you about Israel that I have been to and I hope that one day, you will visit Israel for yourself.

Foodies will be in high heaven when they visit Israel. There are more than enough options to please any palate (vegan included). I haven’t been to Israel since 2005, but my mouth waters at the memory of some of the food that was consumed.

There is nothing like a home-cooked Bedouin meal with bread fresh from the oven.

If hospitality means good food, the Druze homeowners who invited American strangers into their homes for a meal understood the meaning of the word.

The beaches in Tel Aviv are some of the most beautiful beaches on earth.

Putting my toes into the Mediterranean was heaven, given that I was visiting when the East Coast was experiencing the usual cold January weather.

If there is one place that you visit in Israel, I recommend that you go to the Dead Sea. Besides the skin-nourishing mud, floating in the Dead Sea is an experience that you must have for yourself.

And finally, for the history buff, Jerusalem is the ultimate one-two punch of history and the modern world. One cannot help but see where the past and the present collide.

Jerusalem, if I forget you….

Jerusalem, where the past and the present collide.

Happy 71st birthday, Israel. May you have 71 more.

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Flashback Friday-I Found The Gown (2012-2014)

As thrilling as wedding dress shopping is, the reality is that a wedding dress can be a major expense.

The TLC Program, I Found The Gown (2012-2014) was set in VOWS Bridal Outlet in Massachusetts. Each episode focused on two subjects: brides who wanted to look stylish without breaking the bank and the owners who were looking to purchase gowns to add to their inventory.

As entertaining as I Found The Gown was, it was bloodless and not as exciting as the others shows that were part of the TLC’s wedding block.

Do I recommend it? Maybe.