On the way back to Haifa, we headed into the German Quarter. From this road, you can see the gardens and terraces leading up to the Bahai Temple. Above and to the left of the temple is our hotel, the Dan Carmel.
Looking south from Rosh Hanikra to the beaches at Achziv and further south to Naharriah. Haifa is 35 miles south of the Lebanese-Israel border.
The walkways in the grottos were really slippery. I almost wiped out a few times.
The story of the old train tunnel and how the Israelis bombed it to stop the train from travelling into Palestine.
Looking out through one of the openings in the rocks to the white cliffs.
Through the walkways to view the grottos. Fascinating.
The network of caves with the sea flowing into them. Kayakers paddle into them but we didn't see any today.
Walking through the caverns along with all of the other tourists.
The old railway sign.
They've converted the landing area where the cable car lets off to a party spot. Weddings and Bar Mitzvahs are held in this scenic location.
The cable car heading down to the caverns.
Looking at the white rock from the cable car. heading down from the top.
The brochure of Rosh Hanikra. 40 sheks to get down was worthwhile and the cool caverns sheltered us from the heat.
Me, Wiz and Glanc at the Lebanese border. Note that we were only 120 kilometers away from Beirut and just miles away from a military hot bed of Hezbollah terrorists and arms. Scary.
The border crossing. You can actually walk through the gate and into Lebanon. That is if you are nuts.
There is still a Palestinian presence in this area. Some tour buses of Arabs coming to view this significant site.
A view of the beach and kibbutz below the cliffs.
The sign at the entrance of this tourist attraction. Everywhere we went, the Israelis welcomed the Maccabiah athletes.
On our way out of Haifa, we encountered this interesting building in the port district.
Today, we headed out on an excursion from Haifa to the border town of Rosh Hanikra.
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