in reverse chronological order: may 2005 to october 2004
Lightning hits Lycabettus in Athens
Restoring the Acropolis
Flower salesman at the pier (Thessaloniki)
Life preserver icon from Greek ferry
birdhouses in Thessaloniki
sweet fruit and coffee at a waterfront cafe (Thessaloniki)
gay pelicans in Mykonos
gay sunbather at gay beach
pottery lid (used as a ballot) in 5th century ostracism vote
Docks at the Kinerret (Sea of Galilee)
Gardener sipping water at the Bahai Gardens in Haifa
Weaving tefillum in Safed
Jericho as seen from the settlement in Mitzpe Jericho
Israeli kickboxers (TV still)
Starfish in Sinai, Egypt
Camels resting in Ras Boogaloo
Brilliant waters of the Red Sea (Saudi Arabia is in the background)
Camel carcass by the beach
Gearing up for Israeli Independence Day in Florentine (Tel Aviv)
Cappadocia (Turkey) as seen from a hot-air balloon
Mural inside one of the Byzantine church caves (see Jesus on top-left)
New homes and cave homes
just after sunset in Goreme
A woman sells dolls above the underground town of Derinkuyu
Fresh fish in Uskudar (the Asian side of Istanbul)
Muslim cemetery near the Bosphorus
Pedestrian in front of "The Black Fortress of Opium" in Afyon
Hot heels at a Turkish bus station
Honey-coated pastries in Cihangir
On the take-out line at Burger King (Taksim)
Melanie wonders how she'll fit into our luggage.
Dyeing the leather in Fes
Camouflaged cats on Berber wool (Essaouira)
Out of the bus window from Tanger to Fes
Jewish courtyard in Marrakech
Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
Medersa el-Attarine in Fes (built in 1325)
Pretty kitty at the Palais de la Bahia (Marrakech)
'Born' area of Barcelona (complete with scooter)
Vegetarian cafeteria near La Rambla
Gypsy avoiding photograph near Church of Santa Maria del Pi
Mannequins in Algeciras
The following are photos taken the day after the "Stage" nightclub bombing on 2/26/05 in Tel Aviv.
Nachmania!
The police detonated a suspicious package. It was a box of matzah.
Flat near the beach (N. Tel Aviv)
Spices at the shuk
The best rugelach in Jerusalem (2nd row)
My new little friend near the Byzantine caves
Off the highway in between Petra and Wadi Rum, Jordan
Stone temple in Petra (look closely for the man in white who paces the perimeter)
Outside an abandoned Byzantine cave near Arad
The Israeli-Arab town of Um Al-Fahim (that reminds me of San Francisco)
Hip Bedouin shepherd
Graffiti in Neve Tzedek (in Tel Aviv)
Soldier of the Month
Born-again by the Western Wall
Barber shop in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem
