Empty city....

Israel is such a great country, everywhere you can meet wonderful and friendly people, the great views and so many things involved with culture and custom, but the history and religion always are the best part to feel, I almost cried when I read the history about Jewish people, their intelligence, work hard and belief, at last they have their own hometown and fatherland after 2000 years later, now this place is the homeland for Jewish people here and also it is the spirit and culture land for the Jewish from all over the world.

But, if you travel here and you need to know something about their religion and custom, in fact we plan go to dead sea on Saturday, but that morning we found there are no public transportation on Saturday, for it is Jewish Sabbath--from sundown on Friday until Saturday night, and we must change our plan. There are no public transportation, bus and train, and almost all the resturants are closed, even no place to change money.....

We have several times to meet empty city when we are in Israel.

Last time, in Jaffa, it was afternoon, some sand storm, but all the old Jaffa seemed empty, nobody was on street besides three of us chinese people, just many cats were sitting under a tree, may they had a meeting....

Friday night, all the Tel Aviv seemed empty, no restuarant, no shop, no food and bus and taxi....it likes an empty city when you walk on the street alone. All the daytime of Saturday, the sunshine is bright to light everywhere in the city, but it is a quiet and empty city, just can hear the sound of wave and wind from the beach. But after five oclock on Saturday afternoon, people suddenly appeared on the street, everywhere is crowed in several seconds, wow, the empty city just is in your dream, amazing.....