The City of Akko

City walls


Ben, Hannah, Rachel walking up the ramp to the top of the city walls


View from top of ramp...cannons on the right and the consistently gorgeous blue sky above (I LOVE this country)



more walls and the Haifa bay


Akko from the walls


Walls surrounding the bay


Bay


Shuk (market)

So many beautiful spices...I couldn't name any of them..except the paprika


Fish


More fish


pretty shiny things


Hannah eating the HUGE mango we bought at the Shuk.

The Shuk was so huge and overwhelming, we couldn't manage to buy anything but that mango. It was actually a fraction of its normal size because it is Ramadan. There were many winding corridors that were empty of stands. We are planning to go back when it is its full size, but I can't imagine being able to do anything but stare. I really enjoyed it, for the most part. It went back and forth between smelling deliciously like spices and shisha and incense, and FISH. Luckily there was enough fruit, spices, candy, clothing, hookas, random shiny things and hand carved instruments to make up for the fresh fish and raw meat stands (I couldnt bring myself to take pictures of those...take my word for it..they were gross).
After the Shuk, we went to the beach. Like always, it was lovely and warm and the weather and sky were picture perfect.
More to come later, Love Love Love!