I'm here

Just a second to spare right now. I made it here in just under a day of traveling- wahoo!
After many a lines through airport security, apparently hand wands are more popular form of metal detection over here though not the preference of my fellow travelers, we made it into Tel Aviv.
My initial impression is this- it is a real place. Driving from Tel Aviv into Jerusalem was not a mystical experience, or even really awe inspiring. A friend put it best a few days ago- Tel Aviv actually exists. We are so use to hearing about these places and now i see them. City walls dating back many a century, churches and mosques everywhere, everything is old stone- very litle drywall i'm finding.
In my free hour before dinner i walked through some backs streets and found my way over to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher which is just a few minutes away. In fact, you can see both that and the Dome of the Rock from our hotel roof. Hopefully i will be able to find a computer which allows me to put up some pictures, but not this one apparently.
Anyways, the church was intense. So many people, dressed so different than i. I wander through the cavernous church for about 40 minutes and realized i would need much more time. Everywhere you turn there was another staircase up or down, then another, then something behind glass, then some incense, and finally some people speaking another language.

that's it for now, more to come