Thanks for the compliments! I took a lot of photos in Israel, but broke them into small albums. I really need to put all together in one Flickr album to share. My friends live in Ramat Beit, I believe it's just West of Jerusalem. We stayed by the Old City and enjoyed walking around much of Jerusalem. I felt very safe during my stay. It's no different than Minneapolis, you just don't look for trouble and stay out of those potential hot spots. Heck, I'd love to live in Israel! Stay in touch and next time we go, I'll contact you for a ride around!