The Azrieli Center, a complex of three skyscrapers in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The Carmel Market located in the heart of Tel Aviv awesome experience. It is a must visit especially if you enjoy good food.Your senses will be overwhelmed with the aroma, sights and sounds. There are carts upon carts of beautiful vegetables and fruits, extraordinary dried fruits and spices, meat, fish, hummus, and plenty of baked goods.

The Carmel Market also known as Shuk Hacarmel, is located in the heart of Tel Aviv

Moshe Genish praying at the Western Wall , Wailing Wall or Kotel and known by Arabs as Al-Buraq, is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple’s courtyard and is one of the most sacred sites in Judaism outside of the Temple Mount itself. . It is a Jewish ritual of placing prayer notes in the cracks of Jerusalem’s Western Wall for God.

A Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall , Wailing Wall or Kotel and known by Arabs as Al-Buraq, is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple’s courtyard and is one of the most sacred sites in Judaism outside of the Temple Mount itself.

A Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall , Wailing Wall or Kotel and known by Arabs as Al-Buraq, is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple’s courtyard and is one of the most sacred sites in Judaism outside of the Temple Mount itself.

The festival of Hanukkah at the Western Wall , Wailing Wall or Kotel and known by Arabs as Al-Buraq, is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple’s courtyard and is one of the most sacred sites in Judaism outside of the Temple Mount itself.

The festival of Hanukkah at the Western Wall , Wailing Wall or Kotel and known by Arabs as Al-Buraq, is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple’s courtyard and is one of the most sacred sites in Judaism outside of the Temple Mount itself.

Western Wall Chief Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz lighting the candles for the festival of Hanukkah at the Western Wall , Wailing Wall or Kotel and known by Arabs as Al-Buraq, is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple’s courtyard and is one of the most sacred sites in Judaism outside of the Temple Mount itself.

A Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall , Wailing Wall or Kotel and known by Arabs as Al-Buraq, is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple’s courtyard and is one of the most sacred sites in Judaism outside of the Temple Mount itself.

A Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall , Wailing Wall or Kotel and known by Arabs as Al-Buraq, is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple’s courtyard and is one of the most sacred sites in Judaism outside of the Temple Mount itself.

Israeli soldiers praying at the Western Wall , Wailing Wall or Kotel and known by Arabs as Al-Buraq, is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple’s courtyard and is one of the most sacred sites in Judaism outside of the Temple Mount itself.

Jewish students studying at the Western Wall , Wailing Wall or Kotel and known by Arabs as Al-Buraq, is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple’s courtyard and is one of the most sacred sites in Judaism outside of the Temple Mount itself.

People put slips of paper containing written prayers to God into the cracks and crevices of the Western Wall. The notes are collected twice a year and buried on the nearby Mount of Olives.

Al-Aqsa Mosque or Mosque of Omar and the Dome of the Rock which is a shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem

Yad Vashem is Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953

Israeli Soldiers praying at Yad Vashem.

A religious man playing a guitar in The Jewish Quater in the Old City of Jerusalem.

The Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem

The Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem

The Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem

Morning prayers at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem

Israeli police women patrolling the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Light Rail. Public transport in Israel is fantastic, there is almost no need to own a car.

A original Vincent van Gogh painting at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Another must visit. The range of original displays from paintings to clothing, pottery to photography……. you would need at least a full day just to get a glimpse of all the displays.

The colourful Arab Quater in the Old City of Jerusalem.

The Israeli West Bank barrier or wall is a separation barrier built by the Israeli government in the West Bank or along the 1949 Armistice Line (“Green Line”) running through Jerusalem

The Dead Sea is the earth’s lowest elevation on land. The Dead Sea is 429 metres below sea level and the deepest hypersaline lake in the world.

The Dead Sea is the earth’s lowest elevation on land. The Dead Sea is 429 metres below sea level and the deepest hypersaline lake in the world.

Elhanan Yair photographing the landscapes of the Dead Sea.

A sinkhole on the shoreline of the Dead Sea.

A sinkhole on the shoreline of the Dead Sea.

The Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed

The Snake path that takes you to the summit of Masada in the Negev desert, Israel. Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa, on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea.

Masada in the Negev desert, Israel. Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa, on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea.

A sign in the Negev Desert indicating the Jordan border with Israel.

A date grove in the Negev Desert on the Israeli Jordan border.

Eilat on the Red Sea, on the Gulf of Aqaba with the Jordan in the background

The Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Isael.

The Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Isael.

The Israel and Jordan border in the West Bank.

Safed is one of the four holy cities in Israel, together with Jerusalem, Hebron and Tiberias. The old part of town consists of narrow cobblestone alleys revealing artists’ galleries, medieval synagogues, private homes and small guest houses.

Abuhav Synagogue in Safed

Safed is one of the four holy cities in Israel, together with Jerusalem, Hebron and Tiberias. The old part of town consists of narrow cobblestone alleys revealing artists’ galleries, medieval synagogues, private homes and small guest houses.

Best friends on a roof in the town of Safed.

Farming in tunnels in the Jordan valley in the West Bank.

Makhtesh Ramon or the Ramon Crater in the Negev Desert in Israel which is the largest crater in the world.

The Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) in Negev Desert in Israel

Cycling The Sugar Trail in Negev Desert, Israel. It is a 3000 year old trade route that was used to transport spices and condiments from the Dead Sea up to Jerusalem.

Cycling The Sugar Trail in Negev Desert, Israel. It is a 3000 year old trade route that was used to transport spices and condiments from the Dead Sea up to Jerusalem.

Cycling The Sugar Trail in Negev Desert, Israel. It is a 3000 year old trade route that was used to transport spices and condiments from the Dead Sea up to Jerusalem.

Cycling through a dry river bed in the Negev desert in Israel.

Cycling on the escarpment in the Negev desert above the Dead Sea.

This is the highest point we cycled to on the escarpment in the Negev desert overlooking the Dead Sea. We started our ride at 429 metres below sea level and the half way point being the highest was about 250 metres above sea level with a total climb of about 1200 metres.