Life in suburbia - Modiin and beyond...
Editor's note: We focused on Tel Aviv for the most part. We are starting to get requests to write about things outside the city limits. So here we go with Modiin and Ramat Gan. Two very different cities, both somewhat of suburbs of Tel Aviv.
My daughter, her husband and three children live in Modiin. Modiin is a growing suburban city about mid way between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Today there is a good bus and train service between Tel Aviv and Modiin. Since the city is new and a little out of the way from the central region of Tel Aviv, housing is much more affordable than anywhere near Tel Aviv. My wife and I go to this fair city whenever we can, usually about once a week.
Modiin from the air, courtesy Modiin city
On one sunny Friday morning we hopped the train in Tel Aviv and twenty five minutes later we were in Modiin. We were picked up by my daughter. Grandma, grandpa, mom, dad and three kids headed over for breakfast at Angelo's, one of the city's cafes. This is a pleasant cafe in a small mall. You have a choice of indoor and outdoor seating. The Italian style menu offers a variety of egg dishes and pasta. Friday mornings in Israel are much like Saturday's in the US, so breakfast could also mean lunch or brunch. There was appropriate child and baby seats which makes a big difference in this bedroom community of Modiin. The children had egg dishes and the adults pasta and Italian dishes.
Food is average for a neighborhood restaurant. This is not your fine Tel Aviv food but it is a good place for children and a simple meal. The small strip mall has Sushi, Ice Cream and Aroma Cafe. There is also Pizza delivery restaurant in Modiin. With all these choices, you should not go hungry when you don't want to cook.
We spent the rest of the day in Modiin and than caught the last train before Shabbat started.
sam-d-man from Tel Aviv
My daughter, her husband and three children live in Modiin. Modiin is a growing suburban city about mid way between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Today there is a good bus and train service between Tel Aviv and Modiin. Since the city is new and a little out of the way from the central region of Tel Aviv, housing is much more affordable than anywhere near Tel Aviv. My wife and I go to this fair city whenever we can, usually about once a week.
Modiin from the air, courtesy Modiin city On one sunny Friday morning we hopped the train in Tel Aviv and twenty five minutes later we were in Modiin. We were picked up by my daughter. Grandma, grandpa, mom, dad and three kids headed over for breakfast at Angelo's, one of the city's cafes. This is a pleasant cafe in a small mall. You have a choice of indoor and outdoor seating. The Italian style menu offers a variety of egg dishes and pasta. Friday mornings in Israel are much like Saturday's in the US, so breakfast could also mean lunch or brunch. There was appropriate child and baby seats which makes a big difference in this bedroom community of Modiin. The children had egg dishes and the adults pasta and Italian dishes.
Food is average for a neighborhood restaurant. This is not your fine Tel Aviv food but it is a good place for children and a simple meal. The small strip mall has Sushi, Ice Cream and Aroma Cafe. There is also Pizza delivery restaurant in Modiin. With all these choices, you should not go hungry when you don't want to cook.
We spent the rest of the day in Modiin and than caught the last train before Shabbat started.
sam-d-man from Tel Aviv
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