Hello, my dear reader!
Continuing our trip. The next stop, that I would like us to visit,
is Eilat - one of the tourist cities of Israel. I have been to Eilat twice with
my family, and both times were incredible!
Starting with the short introduction - Eilat is located on the
Gulf of Aqaba (close to Jordan). Moreover, it is on the northern tip of the Red
Sea (I don't like Red Sea, it has an unpleasant odor, unfortunately).
Eilat is a Russian speaking city; most of the tourists that visit
Eilat during the year are Russians. The place is very warm (even during the
winter season), it has its own airport inside the city, which is very
convenient, because otherwise one would have to get to Eilat through Tel-Aviv
Ben-Gurion airport. The road from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem takes around an hour,
and from Jerusalem to Eilat around 4 hours (I know it because we have been travelling from Jerusalem). While
driving to Eilat, the first stop
one can do is in McDonald's.
Even though there are other cafes at the same
spot, they are all named in Hebrew, so non-Hebrew speaker would not be able to
understand them. But don't pass by - in the supermarket they make a very nice
coffee (that's what my parents said). By
the way, on the Israeli territory there is only kosher food, so if you would
like a pizza with pepperoni, don't even hope to get one. You would not find one,
unless you buy a frozen semi-cooked pizza and add pepperoni yourself (since
Israelis serve mostly a kosher food, one should forget about mixing meat with
sour cream).
So, our trip was continuing for an hour already. We've listened
for almost half of the songs already, and got tired. It was the beginning of
January and the weather was cool, even though it was sunny. Last time we
traveled to Eilat, it was the beginning of May, right after I got break from my
studies, and we were only four people - my parents, my youngest brother and me,
and there was a lot of space in the car. In January, it was the whole family
and it wasn't that comfortable, but believe me, as soon as you fall asleep you
forget about the space (just make sure to dress up comfortably).
You understand that you are close to Eilat as soon as El-Gaucho place would be on your right. Amazing
place in terms of atmosphere and food. The menu is full of different types of
meat. We usually order the mix. It is very convenient, since you can try
everything they offer and next time order something special for yourself. The
personnel was very kind and helpful, they explained how the special dish was
cooked, suggested the wine and, overall, made us feel welcomed. The place has
parking lot right in front the entrance, so there would be no problem with
parking (and the parking is free).
What is interesting about Eilat is that on the roundabouts they
have different iron statues, one of them was representing the classic band made
up of 5 musicians with different musical instruments. Here is the picture from
May trip - me and my brother dancing in the center =)
There are two malls as well, one of which has the ice arena inside, three levels of shops and
different cafes. While enjoying your cup of coffee, you can watch the
performance, there are 5 ladies and 1 gentlemen presenting their program one by
one.
There is also a small museum,
but it is boring, it shows the history of Eilat from the days when Israelis
concurred the territory. Boooooring, being the person passionate about the
history, I was falling asleep. =( However, the outside territory of the museum
is pretty fun, with all those big statues of colored fish - like a modern art
or something related. Azi, my brother, was enjoying his time =)
To be continued...
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