Sidebar: Israeli Taxis
One of our adventures in Haifa yesterday was putting ourselves at the mercy of the city’s taxi service, since we had decided to strike out on our own rather than taking the group tour.
I’m an Uber guy at home. I like to know in advance what I’m paying, and the question of money never comes up with the driver. Taxis in Athens were a pleasant surprise, as the drivers were extremely friendly and the fares were very cheap.
I neglected to ask before getting into the taxi at the port at Haifa how much the ride to the tour meeting point at the Baha’i World Centre was going to cost. I only had a $20 bill on me; I hadn’t had a chance to get to an ATM. A ride of that distance in Athens would have been less than 10 Euros. After all, we could see the place from the port! When we arrived, the driver said, “Twenty dollars.” A...