... and her eyes immediately met those of a large caterpillar, that was sitting on the top with its arms folded, quietly smoking a long hookah, and taking not the smallest notice of her or of anything else.
[ this quote and all the other quotes in green are taken from "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland", By Lewis Cerroll ]

Where To Buy ?

`Well, perhaps your feelings may be different,' said Alice; `all I know is, it would feel very queer to me.'
`You!' said the Caterpillar contemptuously. `Who are you?'
Basicly, you can by a hookah in every place where an Arab market is, like Akko, or at the gas stations at "Kvish ha-Bik'a" (the road near Jordar border - from Dead Sea to the North), search and you will find.
In Tel Aiv you can buy it at "Shook ha-Pishpeshim" (Flea Market) in Jaffa, near the "Clock Tower". In Jerusalem at the Arab Market in the Old City (please don't go by yourself - take a friend) or at "Kikar ha-Hatulot" (Cats Square) at the end of Yoel Salomon st.

How Much ?

`Keep your temper,' said the Caterpillar.
Buying a hookah is a good time to show your bargain skills (watch
the beard haggling scene at "Monty Python's Life Of Brian" before it - you'll understand why). After about 10 minutes of shouting and turning your back to the seller you can get a nice piece (not too fency, but do the work) with some good starting quantity of tobacco and lightning coal for about 50 sheqels (about 15 $).

What To Check ?

`Come back!' the Caterpillar called after her. `I've something important to say!'
Opacity it's a very important thing for your hookah work right. The connections, marked 1 (connection of the top part to the bottom part that contains water) and 2 (connection of the hose to the hooka's body) on the picture have to be closed tight, check them !

Of course look for hose long enough for comfortable smoking.
Finally, you can check the opacity by closing the top hole (3 ,where the tobacco is) with your finger and take a breath: if no air is coming - the hookah is closed properly !
Some places (like the kid at "Kikar ha-Hatulot") will give you to smoke from your new hookah right there - don't be a shy !

What To Smoke ?

`It is wrong from beginning to end,' said the Caterpillar decidedly, and there was silence for some minutes.
Unless you lives in Holland (or another country with wise drugs-policy), all you can smoke legaly is the tobacco been sold with the hookah, not too bad, it comes in many tastes: apples (my favorite), strawberry, apricot, honey, mint and others. Hmmm, delicious !!!

How To Smoke ?

`I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir' said Alice, `because I'm not myself, you see.'
`I don't see,' said the Caterpillar.
To prepair the hookah for smoking isn't hard, but have to be done right, so listen good.

What Else Is Outhere?

`Is that all?' said Alice, swallowing down her anger as well as she could.
`No,' said the Caterpillar.
If smoking the orthodox way is not fun for you anymore or you just want to check some other options, here what you can do:

Hookah web

`It is a very good height indeed!' said the Caterpillar angrily, rearing itself upright as it spoke (it was exactly three inches high).

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