Tuesday, July 3 (my birthday), there will be a program at the hotel in the morning.  After which, we leave for Dulles Airport for the flight to Frankfurt, Germany, then on to Haifa, Israel.  Since this is my first overseas flight, it should be an interesting experience.  Our "home base" in Haifa is the Hotel Dan Panorama, pictured above.  Haifa is the 3rd largest city in Israel and located in the northern part of the country on the Mediterranean Sea.  Arriving there at 3 in the afternoon, I'm hoping that we are given time to adjust.