Hello my dear Chutzpanim!
My new wife, the shiksa Baobei Funky Feng has agreed to join me in the land of milk and honeys. In order to help acclimate her to Israel, I have planned a series of events, educational courses, and parties to aid in her cultural revolution. I call this plan, "Let the Hundred Hummus Bloom."
To this end, we tried surf lessons last Friday, in Tel Aviv. You can find plenty of Surf lessons & rental shops in north Tel Aviv, right where Ben Gurion ends and becomes a sort of outdoor mall. The mall seems like it was mostly abandoned in the 70's, and is sort of reviving with a cafe, a CrossFit gym, a horror style nightclub and a lounge called Pussycat's, likely servicing Tel Aviv's many feline citizens. As you walk down the large stairs to the beach, there are a couple Surfing lesson providers. We went with Surfhouse, but it looks like the TopSea school was the best organized when we were surfing.
For ~ 150 - 200 ILS (~ 25 USD), you can get a guided two hour lesson. Our instructor was a young kid, who was very nice, but a little quiet when it came to instructing.
Generally, he showed us what you have to do-- lay on your belly and paddle before the wave comes, then "pop-up" as the pushes you forward. Popping up actually involves a lot of core muscles-- the young instructors belly looked like a turtle shell-- and the next day I could barely walk because my back hurt so badly. During the actual lessons I couldn't really tell that I had been tired, but in the morning I could! In any case, it got better after a few hours.
I think surfing mainly involves a lot of practice to get used to balancing as the waves push you-- what to do isn't that difficult to learn, it's actually doing it that is hard, so lessons aren't that useful beyond a few minutes. In any case, we had a few nice rides, and Tel Aviv is a great place to learn since the waves aren't too extreme.
Now to Eilat for Scuba diving!
My new wife, the shiksa Baobei Funky Feng has agreed to join me in the land of milk and honeys. In order to help acclimate her to Israel, I have planned a series of events, educational courses, and parties to aid in her cultural revolution. I call this plan, "Let the Hundred Hummus Bloom."
To this end, we tried surf lessons last Friday, in Tel Aviv. You can find plenty of Surf lessons & rental shops in north Tel Aviv, right where Ben Gurion ends and becomes a sort of outdoor mall. The mall seems like it was mostly abandoned in the 70's, and is sort of reviving with a cafe, a CrossFit gym, a horror style nightclub and a lounge called Pussycat's, likely servicing Tel Aviv's many feline citizens. As you walk down the large stairs to the beach, there are a couple Surfing lesson providers. We went with Surfhouse, but it looks like the TopSea school was the best organized when we were surfing.
For ~ 150 - 200 ILS (~ 25 USD), you can get a guided two hour lesson. Our instructor was a young kid, who was very nice, but a little quiet when it came to instructing.
Generally, he showed us what you have to do-- lay on your belly and paddle before the wave comes, then "pop-up" as the pushes you forward. Popping up actually involves a lot of core muscles-- the young instructors belly looked like a turtle shell-- and the next day I could barely walk because my back hurt so badly. During the actual lessons I couldn't really tell that I had been tired, but in the morning I could! In any case, it got better after a few hours.
I think surfing mainly involves a lot of practice to get used to balancing as the waves push you-- what to do isn't that difficult to learn, it's actually doing it that is hard, so lessons aren't that useful beyond a few minutes. In any case, we had a few nice rides, and Tel Aviv is a great place to learn since the waves aren't too extreme.
Now to Eilat for Scuba diving!
Dear Chutzpanim,
My new wife, the shiksa Baobei Funky Feng has agreed to join me in the land of milk and honeys. In order to help acclimate her to Israel, I have planned a series of events, educational courses, and parties to aid in her cultural revolution. I call this plan, "Let the Hundred Hummus Bloom."
We're on a trip southward a to Eilat where we will scuba dive, party, and swim with dolphins. We decided to try one of the flights to Eilat.
Flights to Eilat are cheap, with multiple options from Tel Aviv and Haifa. The alternatives that we've tried are renting a car with Eldan, and taking the late bus with egged. As an alternative, you could take the train to Beer Sheva, then take a bus to Eilat.
Our flight left from Ben Gurion, terminal 1. I would recommend leaving from Sde Dov, which is in Ramat Aviv, just north of Tel Aviv's Yarkon river. You actually walk past Sde Dov if you walk north from tel aviv on the beach promenade, which is patrolled by chained guard dogs along a barbed wire fence. It's really close to the town so is very convenient.
Since the flight to Eilat is domestic, security is not as intense as with international flights. We arrived 2 hrs early, which was overkill since the workers at the ticket counter didn't even arrive till 1:30 before the flight. They sort of do a less vigorous version of the intense security on the way out of Ben Gurion. It leaves out of terminal 1, which is much less busy than the normal international terminal, #3. Terminal 1 may be reached via a shuttle from terminal 3-- just exit gate 01 on the ground floor, and go to the right. If you get to the international terminal 1:30 before your flight, you should be fine.
You can get tickets for 200 ils one wAyvs 70 ils for the trip via egged. Include the 15 shekel train ride to Ben Gurion from tel Vic and you save 145 ils for spending 5 hrs on a bus vs. ~3 hrs in security and the train. It depends on your priorities!
Unfortunately, with the bus you can sometimes not get a seat if you're late. There were two or three people who had to ride the whole way in the aisle. But then again, true chutzpanim always find a seat on the bus!
Sauce
My new wife, the shiksa Baobei Funky Feng has agreed to join me in the land of milk and honeys. In order to help acclimate her to Israel, I have planned a series of events, educational courses, and parties to aid in her cultural revolution. I call this plan, "Let the Hundred Hummus Bloom."
We're on a trip southward a to Eilat where we will scuba dive, party, and swim with dolphins. We decided to try one of the flights to Eilat.
Flights to Eilat are cheap, with multiple options from Tel Aviv and Haifa. The alternatives that we've tried are renting a car with Eldan, and taking the late bus with egged. As an alternative, you could take the train to Beer Sheva, then take a bus to Eilat.
Our flight left from Ben Gurion, terminal 1. I would recommend leaving from Sde Dov, which is in Ramat Aviv, just north of Tel Aviv's Yarkon river. You actually walk past Sde Dov if you walk north from tel aviv on the beach promenade, which is patrolled by chained guard dogs along a barbed wire fence. It's really close to the town so is very convenient.
Since the flight to Eilat is domestic, security is not as intense as with international flights. We arrived 2 hrs early, which was overkill since the workers at the ticket counter didn't even arrive till 1:30 before the flight. They sort of do a less vigorous version of the intense security on the way out of Ben Gurion. It leaves out of terminal 1, which is much less busy than the normal international terminal, #3. Terminal 1 may be reached via a shuttle from terminal 3-- just exit gate 01 on the ground floor, and go to the right. If you get to the international terminal 1:30 before your flight, you should be fine.
You can get tickets for 200 ils one wAyvs 70 ils for the trip via egged. Include the 15 shekel train ride to Ben Gurion from tel Vic and you save 145 ils for spending 5 hrs on a bus vs. ~3 hrs in security and the train. It depends on your priorities!
Unfortunately, with the bus you can sometimes not get a seat if you're late. There were two or three people who had to ride the whole way in the aisle. But then again, true chutzpanim always find a seat on the bus!
Sauce
Hello all Chutzpanim!
Well, Israel definitely has their share of crazy, right-wing nuts, but Tel Aviv isn't home to many. The vast majority of people here are secular, open minded people, who also like to party. Last week it was gay pride week, and we had a big parade on Thursday that culminated in a dance party on Gordon beach towards past the Sheraton. It was the most packed I've ever seen of the beach down there! Here are some photos and a video:
Well, Israel definitely has their share of crazy, right-wing nuts, but Tel Aviv isn't home to many. The vast majority of people here are secular, open minded people, who also like to party. Last week it was gay pride week, and we had a big parade on Thursday that culminated in a dance party on Gordon beach towards past the Sheraton. It was the most packed I've ever seen of the beach down there! Here are some photos and a video:
Dear Chutzpanim,
It's been a long time since I posted last... I will try to catch up!
Now my Shiksa's in Medinat (and will be moving permanently soon), so I've been showing her what I know about Tel Aviv. Today we had read on the interwebs that Wolfson Park in Ramat Gan had a frisbee golf course. We cycled over on some of the great green bikes that you can rent as part of Tel-Aviv's transport program. When we arrived, we were dismayed to find that there wasn't a course to be found. That aside, it's a very nice suburban park with some interesting sculptures / divination platforms at the crest of a large hill:
This reminds me of a beautiful observatory we visited once in Jaipur, India.
Every good park needs an obelisk!
At the top of the stairs looking towards Tel-Aviv
Stairs downwards...
Sculpture built around a tree--
Inside!
Enjoy Chutzpanim, and I look forward to writing more!
Sauce
It's been a long time since I posted last... I will try to catch up!
Now my Shiksa's in Medinat (and will be moving permanently soon), so I've been showing her what I know about Tel Aviv. Today we had read on the interwebs that Wolfson Park in Ramat Gan had a frisbee golf course. We cycled over on some of the great green bikes that you can rent as part of Tel-Aviv's transport program. When we arrived, we were dismayed to find that there wasn't a course to be found. That aside, it's a very nice suburban park with some interesting sculptures / divination platforms at the crest of a large hill:
This reminds me of a beautiful observatory we visited once in Jaipur, India.
Every good park needs an obelisk!
At the top of the stairs looking towards Tel-Aviv
Stairs downwards...
Sculpture built around a tree--
Inside!
Enjoy Chutzpanim, and I look forward to writing more!
Sauce
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