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A fun day in Ramla: interesting, beautiful, special, and delicious. 3 main points you should visit: The Arches Pool: An underground water reservoir built in the 8th century. It miraculously survived the earthquakes that struck Ramla over the decades. You go down the stairs and choose a boat. Now sail leisurely among the arches that are charmingly lit. It is an extraordinary place. As part of the “Israeli Shabbat” project, admission is free on Friday-Saturday. The White Mosque (also known as the White Tower). Another Muslim building from the 14th century has been preserved in all its beauty. Start counting the stairs - 111 to the roof. Free admission. Ramla Market: vegetables, fruits, clothes, pickles, housewares, and more and more. You must try Borax Baba (Borax Ramla). It is great. Enjoy🤗

The Eran Shamir Mazkeret Batya Museum is free on Fridays and Saturdays as part of the “Israeli Shabbat” project. The museum is in what used to be the Clerks' House - one of the first two public buildings built in the colony in 1885. The guide was a charming and knowledgeable person. He gave us a brief overview of the colony's history and its establishment. There are pictures and objects, and on the second floor, there are restored rooms from the early days of the colony with many authentic objects. Then he took us for a short walk in the colony, showing us other spots with artifacts from its early days. It is a short and pleasant walk. It can be combined with a trip to the nearby Hulda Forest.

The Nufarim Pool - part of the Mekorot Hayarkon National Park is a stunning pool where the yellow Nufar grows. Its specific gravity is smaller than the weight of the water, so it "floats" above them, and it is spectacular. The pool is a rich habitat for aquatic plants and animals, especially Lavnun Yarkon, which has already disappeared from most of Israel's coastal streams. He survived extinction and lived in a pool. Enjoy🤗 For more trips in the area, press here.

Horashim forest is a charming place. At the entrance, there is a parking lot named after the late Hezi Sapir (Stretz), who was killed in a suicide bombing in 1994. Near the parking lot, there are picnic tables and an ancient winepress. The forest is about 2000 dunams, and there are lots of paths to walk on. We chose to go up to Mitzpe Hezi and Horbat Zachor. Along the flowering road, you will occasionally find benches in beautiful corners, and upstairs you have a perimeter view of the whole area. You can descend from several places (the Cyclamen Trail or the Snake Trail) in the beautiful forest and continue hiking along the trails down the Green and Blue Trail. Enjoy🤗

In Russia, they use power sockets of type C and Type F: Type C Type F The standard voltage is 230V. Therefore, it is highly recommended to purchase a plug adapter in advance: Live in a country with different voltage (like US, Canada. Australia and some countries in Asia and Africa). You must check the labels of your appliances to see if you can use them. If the title states: 100-240V, 50/60 Hz, then the device can be utilized worldwide. If not - you need a voltage converter. You can also purchase a compact converter & adapter combo like this: If you want to recharge more than one device, you should probably take a power strip:

The currency of Russia is the Russian Ruble. The Ruble is divided into 100 kopeks. The frequently used Banknotes are ₽50, ₽100, ₽500, ₽1000, and ₽5000. Rarely used Banknotes: ₽10, ₽5, ₽200, ₽2000 The commonly used coins are ₽1, ₽2, ₽5, к.10 and к.50. Rarely used coins: ₽10, к.1, and к.5.

Peter and Paul Fortress were built by Peter the Great in 1703 as a fortress for military defense. However, until 1924 the fort was primarily used as a prison for political prisoners. The fortress's buildings were damaged severely in WWII and reconstructed after the war. Today the Peter and Paul Fortress is managed by the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, except the building held by Saint Petersburg Mint. The fortress is located on a small island, apparently called the Rabbit Island. This is why there are so many rabbits statues here. The fortress hosts several buildings. 15 of them serve as museums with permanent and temporary exhibitions. The most dominant building is the Peter and Paul Cathedral, built-in 1712-1733 as the burial place for the Romanov dynasty. The cross on top of the cathedral is 122.5 meters high – the highest in St. Petersburg. Also, there are several things to see without entering museums: gates, bastions, and more. Signs and explanations are spread over the fortress. I took a 300-meter walk on the roof of Petrovskaya Curtain Wall, with a magnificent panoramic view of the Neva River and the fortress itself. Then, with the same ticket, I entered the secret passage within the fortress wall – a 97-meter passage leading to the casemate in the wall. Nice. There is also a sanded beach that can be reached easily through the Neva Gate. And I also had a weird surprise – for the first time in my life, I met a bus toilet. Unbelievable. Most of the museums are closed on Wednesday. At noontime, there is a traditional Canon fire from the top of the Petrovskaya Curtain Wall. Visiting Peter and Paul can be from several hours to a whole day. Link to the Museum of the history of St. Petersburg Peter and Paul Cathedral Naryshkin Bastion Neva Gate & Beach Views drom Petrovskaya Curtain Wall The Secret Passage Toilet Bus

This State-owned museum is located next to Gorkovskaya Metro Station, on the southern shore of Petrogradskiy Island, just in front of Peter and Paul Fortress. In the past, it was the armory that served the fortress. Today, the museum displays Russian military equipment, like Cannons, personal arms, medals & honors of the Russian commanders, Rocket launchers, telecommunication equipment, anti-aircraft systems, and more. There is also an exhibition dedicated to Mikhail Kalashnikov – the designer of the famous AK-47 (better known as Kalashnikov). The museum is very old-fashioned. Everything is written only in Russian with no translations. An exciting place for weapons lovers. All the others can skip it without a second thought. To the museum website Kalashnikov Exhibition

Gostiny Dvor is the old Russian term for a shopping center or indoor market. Those markets were trendy in the 19th-century Russian cities. The Gostiny Dvor in St. Petersburg is one of the first shopping centers in the world, Constructed in the 18th century. Lately, it was reconstructed, and now it serves as a modern shopping mall, where you can buy almost anything: toys, games, chocolates, bags, purses, shoes, jewelry, alcohol, flowers, clothes, and coats. The shopping center has two floors, and while you are shopping, you can enjoy several restaurants and cafes. The metro station under the Gostiny Dvor is bearing its name. To the Gostiny Dvor website

The siege of Leningrad (The communist name of St. Petersburg) lasted for two and a half years, during which 750,000 citizens of the city mainly died from starvation. Also, more than a million Red Army soldiers died to protect the town and break the siege. In the early 1970s, this enormous monument was built at Victory Square to honor the efforts of Leningrad's residents and the Russian soldiers. Under the monument, there is a museum, manages by the State Museum of St. Petersburg. You can access the memorial and the museum from a sub-path on the square's northeast corner, near 7th Family. To the museum website

The Savior on the Spilled Blood Church is an outstanding church, one of the most known icons of St. Petersburg. It's an Orthodox church built on where Tsar Alexander the 2nd got murdered on March 13, 1881. The church was built in a Byzantine-Russian style. The church's interior is decorated with more than 7,500 square meters of mosaic images describing scenes and persons from the Bible.

The Tsar Nicolay the 2nd approved the Muslims to build their Mosque right before Peter and Paul Fortress. The building took three years. The walls are made from grey granite, while the tower and the dome are covered with mosaic ceramic. The columns inside are made of green marble. The Mosque is open for visitors and prayers.