Two more holiday's

Israel's Independence Day- And Memorial Day...

The last couple of weeks everybody has been hanging up flags. Getting ready to celebrate.Today is Israel's Independence Day-Yom Ha'atzmaut . Israeli's have a lot of pride in their country. Eric had the day off today so we meet up with friends and had a BBQ on the beach : ) We spent hours in the calm ,clear blue water. We are all just a little sunburned but it was worth it . It was a great way to spend any day of the week ! I am looking forward to many more days on the beach like today

Ahhhhhh... Life on the Mediterranean

As a bonus the IAF (Israeli Air Force) Had aerial demonstrations , performing celebratory maneuvers in the sky.

Yesterday was a jarring contrast , Memorial Day-Yom haZikaron . One of the most somber days on the Israeli calendar. Nearly every Israeli family has been touched by decades of conflict, either losing a relative or knowing someone else who has had a loved one die in battle.Israel came to a standstill in a solemn two-minute ritual while sirens rang out across the country (third time in a week we have had sirens) This time , I was shopping at the grocery store when the sirens rang, every one stopped what they were doing and stood there in total silence ! The whole nation having this two minutes together to think about what it is they are memorializing !