Our room at the Drisco hotel was too small for a 3-day stay (25 m2) so we spent the morning arranging a transfer to the Setai hotel in Jaffa. Here we had a
room with a view of the beach and Tel Aviv.
The Setai hotel has an interesting history, built as a crusader fortress, then used as a fortress by the Ottomans , then converted to an Ottoman jail, then to a British police station, then to an Israeli police station, and two years ago repurposed to be one of the Leading Hotels of the World. Knowing that the Setai served as a Turkish prison, we didn't venture down to the spa below ground, since that is probably where the Turks conducted enhanced interrogation.
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| Crusader breakfast hall at the Setai |
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| Our room with a view of Tel Aviv |
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| British soldiers on Jaffa sea wall |
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| Sweet potato steak at Raisa |
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| Four horsemen of the apocalypse |
We then wandered in to the Jaffa flea market, saw some witty Israeli photography, and had a terrific lunch at the Raisa restaurant,
After lunch we ventured into the rather strange gallery/museum established by the Israeli artist Ilana Goor...
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| Crusader horse, or Rabbit? |
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| What's for dinner, mom? |
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| The buzz is on at M25 |
...and returned to the Setai for some chillaxation before heading up to the Carmel market in Tel Aviv for a meal at the M25 steak house.
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