First Impression of the City

Despite of our tiredness we went to the beach yesterday evening and had a lot of fun. Today, our first day in Tel Aviv, started very early. The teachers wanted to give us a first impression of the city, so we walked along Rothschild Boulevard to one of the beaches. (Bild Rothschild) It was much hotter than we expected. After a short cooldown in the sea we met Lilach Shalom, our guide for a historical tour through Tel Aviv.

She showed us Shalom Tower first. It's a museum situated in the first skyscraper of Tel Aviv, and Lilach told us about the city's origin.

Some families from Jaffa decided to build a new city, which was supposed to be a garden city, but what now is a city with many skyscrapers. We continued our way to the Independence Hall, the former residence of the major of Tel Aviv. In this building the declaration of independence was signed and the State of Israel was founded.

Our guided tour was finished and we had some free time to relax. The first day was interesting but also a bit exhausting, cause we changed from 5°C and rain to more than 25° and sun. That was our day – a perfect start into a perfect week!! In the afternoon we went on editing the documentary and had an intensive rehearsal for the music. ...And its Max's Birthday tomorrow.

(by Nils, Maren & Rebecca)