An ode to the promised land + an anti-ode (?) to rest of world

I figured a post where I wax lyrical about my love for the Holy land is long overdue, and let's face it there is an elephant in my pants concerning whether I some sort of hate the alleged motherland. Obviously giving you a straightforward answer to that would be a bit cliché so I'm going to communicate my repartee through the use of visual props and loin warming imagery. Didn't Socrates once say, a picture speaks a thousand words? N'est-ce pas?

Exemplar numero uno.. a full fledged 180 degree Mediterranean sunset. Note that a 180 degree angle Mediterranean sunset observation can only be achieved on a (kind of) parallel longitude to said sunset.. ie if you ain't watching it in Israel (or Cyprus or Lebanon or uhh other parts), it ain't in a straight line baby. And who wants to watch sunset in a crooked line? That's so lame. 

                            Miami eat your heart out.. your sun will never set into the sea 

The next specimen need no introduction. When was the last time you had butterflies in your tummy? I think I just had some now. 

I was obliged to semi-decapitate Adonis's head (names have been changed to protect identity)  in fear of disappearing forever accumulating a dangerously large fan base for him

Let's play a game of associations shall we. Me first.
Stallions..... Israel!

Never ending awesome weather galore... Bermu.. No, Israel

Night life... yuppp, you guessed it.

Food... the first thing that comes to mind on that is actually Entrecote,, but for narrative purposes we'll say Greece and Israel.

The more acute amongst yourselves will realize that we don't have to play the game of associations for long for the fundamental truth to dawn upon us. Israel rocks the Casbah. What a blasphemous thing I just said. 

Do you live somewhere that looks like this in August (no offence Edinburgh)? And think it's perfectly alright to live like that? I used to be just like you. But one day I realized I can live like this in January! And you can too.. Thank me later

And this! 

Oh and did I mention this?

 You're welcome for the existential crisis.