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Gan Hahashmal one of the coolest neighborhoods in Tel Aviv

Gan Hahashmal (Electricity Garden) is one of the coolest neighborhoods in Tel Aviv. Once the location of Tel Aviv’s central power plant, followed by few dark years, in which this small park surrounded by elegant, late-Ottoman-era houses hosted some of the city’s alternative activities, it now houses some Tel Aviv’s indie-fashion crowd who chose to live, work, create and party there.

The Collective 6940 is a group of designers who settled into the Gan HaHashmal area with their design studios and stores that inhabit the few blocks around the central garden. The group is also responsible for several cultural events throughout the year, offering live music, dancing, group yoga, art exhibitions and – shopping.

The Gan Hahashmal miniature quarter, spreading between the streets of Allenby, Yehuda Halevy, Barzilay & Hahashmal, boasts of cutting-edge boutiques, studios of apparel and accessory designers, restaurants, cafes and nighttime entertainment options. Some of the most recommended are:

Bar & Music: Levontin 7 is the name (and address) of one of the coolest bars-music venue in Tel Aviv. Now in its 2nd year, it hosts a wide selection of eclectic music performances of local and foreign Rock, Jazz and Indie musicians and bands. To find our more, you can go to – http://www.myspace.com/levontine7 (Tel: 972-3-5605084).

Shopping: Uzbek-born Helena Blaunstein designs an eclectic women’s clothing line for her store Frau Blau (8 HaHashmal St.; 972-3-5601735; www.fraublau.com). With their vibrant colors, patchwork patterns, and fitted, feminine shapes, her clothes have a vintage edge paired with a decidedly 21st-century playfulness.

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Hatachana - The Old Train Station Tel Aviv

Hatachana Complex, is a renovated historical site on the border of Jaffa and Tel Aviv. Visitors can now enjoy a closed area for pedestrians only with shops, cafe's, restaurants, organic market art galleries and a family fun activities. Across the road to the west is the new beach promenade and also the excellent Manta Ray restaurant.

Hayarkon Park Tel Aviv

Located at the north end of the city, Hayarkon Park is the largest public park in Tel Aviv and one of the most famous parks in Israel. It is a kind of a "central park" in the north of Tel Aviv, but even bigger. Alongside trees and greenery, the Yarkon River is streaming through this giant park, which is the major urban retreat inside of the city, along with the Tel Aviv beaches, off course. Hayarkon Park is a perfect chill out place for couples and is full with children and family activities. The eastern part of the park is much wider and has many all-family activity centers. The western part of the park is narrower, less family-oriented, and is a better choice for chill out seekers, especially on weekends, when the rest of the park tends to be packed. Hayarkon Park is jam-packed with family activities, therefore a great place to hang out with your children. Cycling is probably the best way to explore the park, which has a network of small trails and places to rent bicycles. It is flat in most parts, making cycling with children pretty easy. For the ones wishing to explore the park through the river, there are few rental places that offer paddle boats, kayaks, and small motor boats, both in the river and the artificial lake in the north-eastern part of the park. Other family activities include a miniature golf field at the north river bank and Tel Aviv's largest amusement park, the "Lunapark", with rollercoasters, pirate ships and other facilities just across the road. In the north bank of Hayarkon Park you will find the "Sportec", a large sports center with basketball and rollerblades courts and several soccer fields. It also has a wall climbing facility with all the necessary gear, guidance and security measures. When it comes to family activities and chilling out in the city, it is difficult to beat the Hayarkon Park.. Though many people visit the park every weekend, it is large enough and has many corners and activities for you to find exactly what you're looking for, whether it's cycling, paddling by boat, traveling or chilling out.

Amazing Israeli breakfast at the EATS cafeteria

An Israeli breakfast is quite known for being a great healthy and tasty breakfast. Originally served on a collective farm called a kibbutz, Israeli breakfast is now available in most hotels and restaurants in Israel. It usually consists of fruits, vegetables, salads, breads, pastries, dairy products, eggs, and fish served in a buffet style. The EATS cafeteria, located in Sheinkin St. Tel Aviv, offers wonderful breakfasts with variety and quality, the menu offers options like Avocado bruschetta, poached egg, poached egg avocado, chives, Shatta pepper and Atlantic salt on sourdough bread. A salad of roasted vegetables in the oven with rocket, mint and roasted pistachios, almond cream and confit garlic on sourdough bread. Scrambled eggs, coarsely chopped vegetable salad, tuna salad, homemade labneh, feta cheese and carrot bread. Also yogurt, nut granola, frozen blueberry candies, banana and raspberry jam. The place is stunning, pleasant atmosphere and lovely staff. Highly recommended! Eats, located in the Sam & Blondie Hotel

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