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ISRAEL 7: Haifa, Oct. 18, 2009

On my own, last day in Haifa. Still incredibly hot, but I walked westward 3 km from the Colony Hotel to the cable car station on the Haifa shore. Rode the cable car up to the Carmelite Monastery; rode back down to the National Maritime Museum. Took a bus back to the hotel. After cooling off, I walked eastward to a tiny fish restaurant for a late but wonderful lunch, then made my way by subway to the Carmel. After refreshing at Arcaffe on HaNassi Blvd, I took a cab down the hill to the hotel.

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  • 1-First photo on my morning walk: Haifa manhole cover and yellow sand.

    1-First photo on my morning walk: Haifa manhole cover and yellow sand.

  • 2-Ne'ot Kipat HaZahav, Home for the Elderly, on James Rothschild Blvd. Medical center behiind me. Shopping center down to the right. Lots of nurses and elderly. I fit right in.

    2-Ne'ot Kipat HaZahav, Home for the Elderly, on James Rothschild Blvd. Medical center behiind me. Shopping center down to the right. Lots of nurses and elderly. I fit right in.

  • 3-Cable cars from Retsif Pinhas Margolin (to the right off the picture) to Derekh Stella Maris and the Carmelite Monastery (to the upper left off the picture).

    3-Cable cars from Retsif Pinhas Margolin (to the right off the picture) to Derekh Stella Maris and the Carmelite Monastery (to the upper left off the picture).

  • 4-Cable cars on their way up to the "San Francisco Observation Point" on Stella Maris. Restaurant at left; Stella Maris Carmelite Monastery is out of sight, behind.

    4-Cable cars on their way up to the "San Francisco Observation Point" on Stella Maris. Restaurant at left; Stella Maris Carmelite Monastery is out of sight, behind.

  • 5-Stella Maris is at the top (but not in view); National Maritime Museum below. Photo from Sderot Ha'Hagana (The Hagana Blvd.)

    5-Stella Maris is at the top (but not in view); National Maritime Museum below. Photo from Sderot Ha'Hagana (The Hagana Blvd.)

  • 6-Haifa, medical school (tallest building), and Rambam Medical Center from Cable car terminus on Stella Maris. Salvador street at bottom of photo.

    6-Haifa, medical school (tallest building), and Rambam Medical Center from Cable car terminus on Stella Maris. Salvador street at bottom of photo.

  • 7-Haifa and Bay. Allenby Road slants to the right from the circle at lower left.

    7-Haifa and Bay. Allenby Road slants to the right from the circle at lower left.

  • 8-Haifa and Bay

    8-Haifa and Bay

  • 9-Haifa: the 29-story Sail Tower (officially District Government Center, Building B) at Kiryat Rabin, seen from Cable car terminus.

    9-Haifa: the 29-story Sail Tower (officially District Government Center, Building B) at Kiryat Rabin, seen from Cable car terminus.

  • 10-Stella Maris. The Monastery is the world center for Carmelites. The sanctuary is built in the shape of a cross. Ceilings are pained with motifs from Old and New Testaments. Latin inscriptions of biblical verses surround the dome interior.

    10-Stella Maris. The Monastery is the world center for Carmelites. The sanctuary is built in the shape of a cross. Ceilings are pained with motifs from Old and New Testaments. Latin inscriptions of biblical verses surround the dome interior.

  • 11-Stella Maris interior. At bottom of this photo is the front of a platform that is built above an open cave (not shown) in which the prophet Elijah is believed to have lived and taught (9th century BCE). On the platform is a stone altar (shown here) and a statue of the Virgin Mary carrying Jesus on her knees—"Our mistress of Carmel."

    11-Stella Maris interior. At bottom of this photo is the front of a platform that is built above an open cave (not shown) in which the prophet Elijah is believed to have lived and taught (9th century BCE). On the platform is a stone altar (shown here) and a statue of the Virgin Mary carrying Jesus on her knees—"Our mistress of Carmel."

  • 12-Stella Maris

    12-Stella Maris

  • 13-Stella Maris

    13-Stella Maris

  • 14-National Maritime Museum, the submarine Dakar.

    14-National Maritime Museum, the submarine Dakar.

  • 15-Naval Museum, the Af-al-pi-chen (Inspite of), explained in the next two images.

    15-Naval Museum, the Af-al-pi-chen (Inspite of), explained in the next two images.

  • 16-Clandestine immigration explained.

    16-Clandestine immigration explained.

  • 17-The story of the Af-al-pi-chen (Inspite of).

    17-The story of the Af-al-pi-chen (Inspite of).

  • 18-Af-al-pi-chen (Inspite of).

    18-Af-al-pi-chen (Inspite of).

  • 19-Interior (bunks) of a small, old, submarine.

    19-Interior (bunks) of a small, old, submarine.

  • 20-Submarine interior.

    20-Submarine interior.

  • 21-Submarine interior, galley

    21-Submarine interior, galley

  • 22-Submarine interior. Reminded me of my last flight on Budget Air.

    22-Submarine interior. Reminded me of my last flight on Budget Air.

  • 23-The Sail Tower at Kiryat Rabin (the government square) from Natanzon St.

    23-The Sail Tower at Kiryat Rabin (the government square) from Natanzon St.

  • 24-Sail Tower and Jafnah Mosque from Natanzon St. From here I turned right and into the Carmelit (Israel's only subway) for a ride to the Carmel shopping area on HaNassi Blvd.

    24-Sail Tower and Jafnah Mosque from Natanzon St. From here I turned right and into the Carmelit (Israel's only subway) for a ride to the Carmel shopping area on HaNassi Blvd.

  • 25-Boarding the Carmelit ("Kar-mel-eet") at Paris Square, the lower terminus. The Carmelit is an underground funicular. Since the gradient varies along the route, the floor of each car is never quite level, and slopes slightly "uphill" or "downhill" depending on the location.

    25-Boarding the Carmelit ("Kar-mel-eet") at Paris Square, the lower terminus. The Carmelit is an underground funicular. Since the gradient varies along the route, the floor of each car is never quite level, and slopes slightly "uphill" or "downhill" depending on the location.

  • 26-Carmelit, upper terminus. The Carmelit opened in 1959; closed in 1986 after showing signs of aging; and reopened in 1992 after extensive renovations.

    26-Carmelit, upper terminus. The Carmelit opened in 1959; closed in 1986 after showing signs of aging; and reopened in 1992 after extensive renovations.

  • 27-Carmelit, Gan Ha'em (upper terminus). The altitude difference between the first and last stations is 274 meters (a smidgeon under 900 feet).

    27-Carmelit, Gan Ha'em (upper terminus). The altitude difference between the first and last stations is 274 meters (a smidgeon under 900 feet).

  • 28-Dante Restaurant on the Carmel, on HaNassi Blvd. Eli, Roni, and Yuval and families hosted a great dinner party here the previous (Saturday) night.

    28-Dante Restaurant on the Carmel, on HaNassi Blvd. Eli, Roni, and Yuval and families hosted a great dinner party here the previous (Saturday) night.

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    15-Naval Museum, the Af-al-pi-chen (Inspite of), explained in the next two images.
    16-Clandestine immigration explained.
    17-The story of the Af-al-pi-chen (Inspite of).