Last Day in Israel

Today was the last day of our adventure.  Hard to believe.  We are in Tel Aviv now which is a very modern city compared to all the other places we have passed through in Israel. We started off our day  by chilling in our hotel room followed by a quaint breakfast at the hotel.  Afterwards, we headed down to the Carmel Market which was quite a scene.  When you first enter, most of the vendors are selling junk. But once you get past them you find a smorgasbord of fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, baked goods and other delicacies.  We decided to procure some fresh things for our lunch.  Had an excellent midday meal.  In the afternoon we took a local bus to the Eretz Israel Museum where we saw loads of fascinating artifacts from a variety of eras in history.  The late afternoon found us getting our feet wet in the Mediterranean Sea.  The surf and wind were quite fierce! For dinner we walked the boardwalk area until we found a good place to eat and watch the sun set over the sea.  Our celebratory meal was so nice as we reflected about our previous 16 days.  We have spent the rest of the evening organizing our things for the trip back tomorrow.  Although we are ready to go home, I think each of us is slightly sad to see this journey close.