Morning, arrived at Ben Gurion airport about 6:30 a.m. Tel Aviv time, got through customs with no delays, and were met by our guide for the week, Shari, and a representative of our tour company. They led us out to the passenger loading area, where we discovered we had a too-small bus waiting for us. The tour company representative promised to get us a new bus, and waited at the airport with much of our luggage while we continued on with our activities: a visit to the Museum of the Diaspora.

Lunch in museum cafeteria. Had a bigger bus waiting for us when we left, thank goodness!

Afternoon, walked along the beach in Tel Aviv, made a brief visit to Old Jaffa, then drove up to Jerusalem.

Dinner at Prima Kings Hotel, our home base for all of our overnight stays in Jerusalem.

The Hebrew words say "Welcome" at our first stop...	...The Museum of the Diaspora	Israeli crows, which sound just like our black ones
Mediterranean beach at Tel Aviv; yes, people are swimming!	Patterns left by the waves	We stopped just south of Jerusalem to get our first glimpse of the Old City