Haifa is boring. There. I said it. I have no idea why it’s number three on Trip Advisor’s list of things to do in Israel, because really, there is only one thing to do: The Baha’i Garden. The guided tour starts at noon. If you miss that (like we did), and it happens to be Shabat (like it was the day we planned to go through the garden), you will find yourself out of luck. Most of the city is shut down, buses are not running, and taxi drivers charge extra fare.
We were told there was a sculpture garden on top of the hill in Haifa (where the entrance to the top of the garden is) so we wandered through it. The sculpture garden, we discovered, is a direct reflection of the city itself: boring. Only one artist completed the 20 or so sculptures and they simply lacked imagination – as you may see in the video above.
The best part of the day was stumbling into a falafel joint with a buffet of unlimited sauces and side dishes. We stuffed ourselves silly and then camped out back in our hostel lobby with our computers to blog and plan our re-route through Africa!