Our second day in Tel Aviv was spent at
Acre (or Akko as it's most commonly spelled), which is a huge ancient
ruins sight. It's one of the oldest sites in the world and is
important because it traditionally linked the commercial activity
with Levant. It was also a city that has caused a lot of tension
between Israel and Palestine, so it has a lot of history outside of
the ruins as well.
Acre is also the holy city of the Bahai
Faith, so we started off the morning by stopping at the Bahai
Gardens. Unfortunately, it was raining, so we couldn't go in, but we
were able to look down upon them from the street and they were
beautiful. They're extremely well manicured and green. It would
have been nice to go in, but I honestly think the best view was from
the top.
After our stop there, we made it to the
ancient ruins. Before entering, we watched a super cheesy
introduction video, but it was helpful because it provided a lot of
background information about the sight. David was with us and was
also able to provide a lot of little tidbits of information as we
explored. The sight itself is extremely well-preserved and is huge,
so it took a while to explore. I really enjoyed walking around the
ruins because there was lots of ancient art, as well as videos and
ancient games set up to play. It was interactive, which helps to
make exploring a huge sight like that more fun.
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| A recently discovered underground tunnel! |
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| That city across the water is Haifa |
Once we were done exploring the ruins,
we headed back to David and Kristy's house to meet up with Kristy and
the kids. After a few hours of hanging out and relaxing, the adults
hit the town! Ha! David and Kristy had gotten a baby-sitter so the
adults went out to dinner while the kids got to hang out at home. We
had a ton of fun with David and Kristy. We went to dinner at this
bar that was recommended by some of David's Israeli friends and it
was delicious. Afterwards, we hit up the number one bar in the
Middle East, but not before a pit stop at a bar that had chips and
dip! Chips and dip are definitely an American thing and I think all
four of us were more excited than we should have been to find
authentic tortilla chips and salsa. The number one bar was pretty
cool, although my drink was super strong and it was a struggle to
finish.
It was an awesome day. David was a
great tour guide in Acre and we had a lot of fun ending the day with
a night on the town.
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