Berlin was a great city to cap off the European leg of our trip. Joe and I were both excited for Israel and what lay after, though. Europe was fun, but also relatively comfortable. A major reason for the trip was also to stretch our comfort zones and put ourselves in personally uncharted waters.
Israel seemed like a good transition into India. It has some more grit than the polished cities of Europe, but also is also a modern country rich in history.
Enjoying the becah on our first night in Tel Aviv.
And some local food.
Israel was more expensive than either of us were expecting. We were used to the countries in Europe we’d visited where a dollar goes pretty far.
For the first two nights in Israel we stayed in a hostel bunk dorm. We’d mostly done Airbnb’s and a couple hostel private rooms in Europe, but wanted to try something new. Not having personal space was definitely something new, but we grew used to it over the two nights we were there. When we moved into an Airbnb for our remaining time in Tel Aviv, we definitely approached it with a new appreciation.
