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3-5 November 2018 | Tel Aviv, Israel

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Beach Time and Shopping




Beach Time[edit]

Early evening at the beach
Small section of the beach at Tel Aviv

The weather is expected to be warm, so you can visit the Beach on Friday. The hotel is located on the beach (the Hotel's lobby is open to the beach).

The temperatures on Friday are expected to be 86 - 66 deg F (26 C), current sea water temperature is 79 deg F (26 C) [1]

Take care not to bathe if there is not life guard.

Tel Aviv is ranked the ninth-best beach city in the world by National Geographic.[2][3][4]

Shopping[edit]

Shopping malls in Tel Aviv include:

  • Dizengoff Center (the first shopping mall built in Israel);
  • Ramat Aviv Mall (far from the city center);
  • Azrieli Shopping Mall (near the venue and the Hashalom Train Station)
  • The TLV Fashion shopping Mall is located across the street from the Venue (and specializes in clothing).

markets:

The Carmel Market is the main market of Tel Aviv - a great experience to visit on Friday noon.

The working week is Sunday to Thursday. The main weekly holiday is Saturday, or more accurately from Friday afternoon to Saturday night, according to the Jewish tradition. Businesses are usually open from 9am to 7pm, and offices usually operate between 8am to 4pm or between 9am to 5pm. Most offices are closed all day on Friday, but shops are open on Friday continuously until 3 or 4pm.

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