At the end of the nineteenth century, technological progress reached the Holy Land. The first railway was built connecting Jaffa and Jerusalem. It doesn't matter that a journey had to be made from Jaffa to the station, and it doesn't matter that a trip had to be made from the station in Jerusalem to the city. The line made it possible to reduce travel time between cities to a few hours instead of a whole day. It was significant progress!!!
Jerusalem and Safed are perhaps the most winter cities in Israel. The most beautiful time for them is Hanukkah. This December 2022, the Jerusalem Botanical Garden is hosting a festival of light under the heading Lights of Winter. We were going to visit this place, but before dark we decided to have lunch at Mitham haTahana - the old railway station of the city, turned into a modern entertainment center. See how it was.