Natalie Portman takes baby Alef to Israel

After a short stint in France visiting her future in-laws, Natalie Portman, along with fiance Benjamin Millipied, enjoyed a weeklong vacation with baby Alef in her native Israel.

According to Ynet news, the couple stayed at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem and traveled throughout the country, including Tel Aviv and the Dead Sea. Portman was spotted leaving a note at the Western Wall, sipping coffee with friends at cafes around Jerusalem and shopping at the city’s famed Machane Yehuda market.

Although the family tried to keep things low key by traveling in cars with tinted windows and using fake names to check into hotels, Portman reportedly was quite pleasant to fans who came up to her in public.