LAST BLOG (WHEW!)

CORRECTIONS FROM PRIOR BLOG VIA JENNIFER: First and foremost, Daniella made the peanut butter/chocolate dates a long time ago and Jennifer made these! Secondly my write up on Dorothy really screwed things up so I will quote Jennifer; Dorothy moved here 30 something years ago but just moved from one TA apartment to another between 6 months and a year ago.

BACK TO TODAY

Talia, Moses, Herbie and I took a taxi to Be, the pharmacy in the same shopping center we had purchased the Apple cord I didn't really need! It took very little time to do the PCR swab test in both the nose and the mouth. We will find out within 24 hours but we did have to pay. Thankfully we had our translator with us!

Then another cab to walk at the Port and wait for Marc and Chana Tsipora to join us for dinner at a Glatt Kosher restaurant, Lechem Basar or Bread and Meat. The Port is so built up with shops I didn't recognize it! Every big jeweler, clothing and shoe store is there, even a merry go round! We took a nice walk in the heat (no cooler at the beach than anywhere else in TA!) and then sat down at the restaurant in the shade and waited. 

SECOND TO LAST DAY

Moses, Herbie and I met Jennifer at Levinsky Market. "As Jewish immigrants from Greece began to settle in the neighborhood of Florentin around the 1930s, spice stalls, shops and eateries began opening up, featuring Balkan spices and cuisine. The area saw an influx of Iranian immigrants after the creation of the state of Israel. They brought their own flavors with them, adding shops and food with a Persian influence and the market continued to expand. Today, visitors can find a busy marketplace full of bakeries, restaurants, and shops selling items from dried fruits and nuts to household goods and materials."

Jennifer took us on a very professional tour as she shops there on a regular basis. For someone who doesn't drink coffee, she bought us the strongest iced coffee I have ever had! I may never sleep again!

We ate sandwiches for breakfast that were very yummy. Then she took us to her favorite haunt, a nut, grain, spice and dried fruit shop. She spent a lot of time buying gifts for friends and family to take to NY in a couple of weeks.  

Note the date 1947

L'chaim!

Art work on closed stores

The name is California Market

The main drag!

                             Some people are very creative when it comes to drying clothes!

And some people like to be different!                                                  

  On the way to Neve Zedek

Standing on a bridge overlooking a new road to Neve Zedek 30 feet above the new rail system.

Seen many rounded buildings all over Tel Aviv

A synagogue in Neve Zedek

As if we hadn't walked enough, we walked further to Neve Zedek so I could check on an art piece I fell in love with last week. The artist gave me a "deal" and tho I have no place to put it, it was love at first site! Now the fun will be getting two bags with breakable goodies plus my wheelie on the plane. The only saving grace may be the wheel chairs Moses ordered at both ends and the fact we are in business class! We also revisited the African place again and Jennifer and I both made a few more gift purchases.

Tonight we had a Thai dinner with Jennifer and Philippe. Wasn't as good as Bay Area but...

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY AND...

We are washing, packing, etc and will have home made soup with Jennifer, Philippe and Simone who is training from Jerusalem for a final goodbye!

SO THIS IS MY FINAL BLOG AND I WILL PERSONALLY BE SOOOO HAPPY TO BE IN MY OWN BED WITH MY OWN PILLOW!

BUT IT HAS BEEN A GREAT FAMILY TRIP AND MAY BE OUR LAST! EVEN I FEEL IT BUT WE SHALL SEE...