We set off to travel, "having charged" by the numerous stories of familiar, weight of the read books and interesting telecasts. All this has appeared the truth, but … It should be seen by the eyes, to listen to the magnificent erudite Israeli guides (it is the professionals of a high class, hack worker here will not be kept at work). The large importance there is a unique atmosphere of the country transforming the information in alive breath of a history many millenniums.

It is impossible to agree with the one who speaks: " I have already been there see everything!" The history of the country is inexhaustible, and the nature is extremely various.

And more. Everybody ask about terrorism. However life in the country is so quiet and is aimed at peace development, that about it and do not recollect. But the danger, unfortunately, exists (though at us it was not showed), the careful checks on road service stations, places of a congestion of the tourists, airport on presence of the weapon testify to it. Probably, it allows stopping many criminal plans. The majority of the population finds out about acts of terror(thanks the G-d), as well as we on the TV set - one more proof that Israel is the large enough country.

It is the very benevolent people. The guides advise: " if you have lost the way, have become puzzled, or feel bad, address to any man, they will necessarily help you, if it is necessary, will call ambulance, will explain a road ". We were convinced of it: frequently it was necessary to ask how somewhere to get. Everybody diligently penetrated into our not so good English and patiently explained, and if we began to understand each other, were pleased as children. Quite often was found out, that it is possible to pass on Russian, and then the brisk conversations began. There we met and with Kazakhstanians, Almatians and even once from a distance saw the car of our ambassador.

The large impression makes the careful attitude to the pensioners, children. The sister of the husband (she is 80 years old) received us in the "social" house, where she lives in small cosy separate (!) flat. The perfect house in some floors is located in silent street in an environment of a garden and flower bed. On each floor the huge halls are filled with flowers and are decorated with pictures, products of applied art. Their authors usually are tenants, which at desire can also work in a garden, look after flowers.

In streets we met much open electric cars, on which on sidewalks often the invalids go, sometimes in accompaniment of favourite dogs.

I liked one of the basic principles of the Israeli education: "Man cannot be forced to do what he does not want ". Children are not forced to study, they gradually realize it, having put the purpose to enter good HIGH SCHOOL. At school the majority begins to earn additionally to have personal money. And the students already practically all somewhere work without damage to study. Our grand niece Lina successfully studies at once at two faculties of Tel-Aviv University and earns additionally as waitress in cafe. Own means - is important parameter of independence, importance, necessity.

It is not necessary also to force to a military service: the army is honourable and even useful. Here get a trade, fasten acquaintances, which in the future quite often develop in business connections.

Iren Chernitsyna