The difference between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv is enormous: while Tel-Aviv is a relatively new city (the city celebrated its centenary in 2009) on the seashore of the Mediterranean Sea, a supposedly "Jewish" city (if one excludes Jaffa, which is part of Tel-Aviv municipality), with western flair, Jerusalem, in contrast, is a historical site, which has been existing for more than 2000 years, 800 m. above sea level, in the middle of the Judean Hills. Tel-Aviv is a relatively rich city, a cultural metropolis, with dozens of splendid, genuine Bauhaus-buildings:
While in Tel-Aviv, the atmosphere in the heart of the city is vibrant, full of life and interesting, Jerusalem looks somewhat austere, with its sand stone houses:
