Ann, Beth and Martin in Zichron Yaacov

At Zichron Yaacov

It means the 'memory of Isaac' and the particular Isaac is not the patriarch but a member of the Rothschild family which founded, or reestablished the town.

The first image is a bus going down the main commercial outdoor mall, which is very nice but has lots and lots of cats.

The next image is a winery in the city. We didn't tour the winery because reservations were needed. Besides its basically a collection of large stainless steel containers.

The third image is Ann and Beth walking down the mall toward where I was (I was drinking a beer at the time which I had purchased from the local grocery which was also on the mall).

The next two pictures were taken from our room at the Havat HaBarone hotel. It means "Estate of the Baron" and the "baron' was one of the Rothschilds. One image is toward the north west. Some of Haifa is visible here (in the distance) as well as the outskirts of a hill that is part of Zichron Yaacov (on the right edge about half way up). The other image is toward the west and shows the narrow coastal plain - no more than about 3 miles wide at this point. The white covered structures are greenhouses.