I don't mind driving in Tel Aviv - it's not as scary as it used to be (or maybe I am becoming braver). Parking is what sucks.

Firstly - there is no parking.

Secondly - when you do find a parking spot, you better have a rocket scientist (fluent in Hebrew) with you, just to figure out whether you can park there, until what time, and whether or not you need to pay.

The sign above, for example, stipulates that...

(a) Only permit holders (area 6) can park between 5:00PM and 9:00AM the next day.

(b) Between 9:00AM and 5:00PM - parking is permitted but requires that you pay using some magic ticket.

(c) Permit holders (area 5) can park during those times free of charge.

(d) Permit holders (area 9) can park between 7:00AM and 5:00PM free of charge.

Love it.

The other trick you need to be aware of is that sometimes they skipped the signage altogether, and instead used some curbside colour codes. So the red-white signifies no parking, the yellow-red is bus zone during the day, the white-blue bits are where you need to pay for a special ticket. All very colourful but a tad annoying, especially if you're colour blind. Did I mention that I got a parking ticket within 12 hours of landing?