Israel

  • DSC01985  Grounds of the Kiryat Amal Kibbutz.  Mona's mother Antonia lived here for two years when she first came to Israel.
  • DSC01991  Guinea fowl in Kiryat Amal crossing the sidewalk.
  • DSC01997  Chris looking out over the hills near the Dead Sea.
  • DSC02000  Panoramic view of the area around the Dead Sea from the Israeli side.
  • DSC02003  The mineral evaporation ponds at the southern end of the Dead Sea.
  • DSC02005  Chris and Mona while heading home from Ein Bokek, on the shore of the Dead Sea.
  • DSC02008  Antonia and Mona while heading home from Ein Bokek, on the shore of the Dead Sea.
  • DSC02016  Panoromic view of Haifa from Uncle Harry and Aunt Margalit's apartment window (looking north-northwest).
  • DSC02017  Another panorama looking north-northeast.
  • DSC02028  Group photo while waiting for Passover seder dinner.  From left to right: Antonia, Oren, Rotem, Mona, Chris, Margalit, & Harry.
  • DSC02035  Brother and sister: Antonia and Harry.
  • DSC02037  Old timers: Antonia, Margalit, & Harry.
  • DSC02049  Looking over Haifa at night.
  • DSC02055  Grandfather explains how it all works.
  • DSC02057  Mona takes notes while Margalit explains a particularly special recipe.
  • DSC02060  Pink flamingos hanging around the Haifa zoo.
  • DSC02071  Mona reconnects with a grad school friend.  From left to right: Mona, Andrew, Lydia, Wendy, Amy, & Stefan.
  • DSC02077  Mona and Wendy and the Haifa harbor.
  • DSC02080  Shrine of the Báb in Haifa.  Burial temple of the Báb, the second holiest place on Earth for Bahá'ís.
  • DSC02081  Exterior of Harry and Margalit's building.