I thought that readers of The Way to Becoming Yaelle might like to see what Jan saw during her time in Tzfat/Safed.

But first, here is what a yael mountain goat looks like!

This is a nubian ibex - which is called a "yael" (yah-el) in Hebrew. (Photo credit: Capra ibex nubiana near Mitzpe Ramon in summer 2011 (4) by Chmee2 - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Prettiest door in Tzfat/Safed (Photo credit: "SafedDSCN4022" by Yoav Dothan - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)

Side street in the Old City of Tzfat/Safed (Courtesy of Beth Eshel)

The view that Jan saw from the window in the Rose home in Tzfat (Courtesy of Alex Bellink)

View of Tzfat (Photo credit: "Safed 2009" by Matic18 - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Interior of Abuhav Synagogue of the Old City of Tzfat, which was built in the 1490s. (Photo: Itamar Grinberg)

Another view of Tzfat (Photo credit: "Safed1". Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

An alley of art, similar to where Jan went with Faigy. (Photo courtesy of Miriam R. Stone)

Typical street in the Old City of Tzfat (Photo credit: צילום:ד"ר אבישי טייכר [CC BY 2.5] via Wikimedia Commons)