A casual Friday in Tel Aviv

Yesterday we ventured into Tel Aviv after hearing about a street party near the Tel Aviv Art Museum and lucky for us, it turned out to be amazing.  They had DJ's playing throughout the afternoon, bars (selling real apple cider!) and some craft and food stalls.

It felt exactly like a summer music festival in Australia including teenagers smoking who were wearing too little clothing and too much makeup.

As with everything in Israel though, there were some differences, the biggest being security.  There were snipers on top of all the buildings around us which I guess is good because it makes you feel safe but also a little unnerving because there is obviously a reason they are there.

Snipers on the roof

It all ended at 4pm because of Shabbat (the sun now sets around 4:30pm!!) but before we went home, we decided to get some food on Ibn Gabirol St, a main street in Tel Aviv.  We went to The Diner by Goocha and it was amazing.  A housemate and I shared a burger and home fries which are cubed potatoes covered in a sauce which is like sweet chilli sauce but less sticky and more oily and without the chilli.  

It was absolutely amazing!  I'm tempted to say that the burger was the best burger I've had in Israel thus far.  The meat was so smokey and delicious!  They also do a 2 for 1 burger deal Sunday to Thursday so I will defs be hitting them up again.

Home fries!

MM x