Shabbat in Jaffa...

The hustle and bustle slow considerably in Jaffa on Shabbat.  I headed up the hill to St. Peter's Church above the old port to take in the sunset and take some photos.  The church, which was built in 1654, was home to Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799 during his military adventures Egypt and Syria.  A view of St. Peter's from the main courtyard...

The view from the large park just next to St. Peter's (definitely the best place to photograph the modern Tel Aviv skyline).

 There are at least three mosques in Jaffa, the smallest of which is down by the port.  Around sunset, just before the call to prayer, the lights inside the minaret turned green casting an eerie glow, that contrasted sharply with the reds, oranges, and purples of the dying sun...

A good evening all around.  Tomorrow the beach...