After the flight delay I landed in sunny Tel Aviv, and went home for the traditional home coming feast with all the family. Friends came over that night, in something that becomes a tradition as well. We (they) drink bear and we update each other on recent events.
I don’t recall if it was the 1st or 2nd night but we have seen Shutter island, with dicaprio, a recommended movie- he picks the good movies and this gets an 8.8 on the shutter scale. The Oscars, playing that very evening, select the hurt locker – for which I would give an average 6.3 at best, luckily I didn’t pay to see it or it would indeed hurt.
days came and went fast with a lot of work.
On night 2, we went to see Allan parsons project. They have 2 songs which are on my all time favorites songs, and the rest, I almost know nothing.
I was jet legged and had a hard time keeping myself awake, but the unknown music was good. I left in the middle to refresh my self with some supper and was shocked by the prices. 20 for a ziva? 20 for a hot dog? For this sum you can buy the whole dog. Ended up paying 12 for a pretzel.
I was worried they might not play my songs,(see blog history for painful details) but Allan came through and sang both songs and I sang as loud as I could, it was a blast.
We bought some bagels later (4 for 10 after the show…. Same bagels) and crashed to sleep.
Wednesday was squash day and I defeated my foe who limped home from a pulled muscle, 2 more 2nd and I would be the one limping, my muscles were warning me by then…stop……sttttttttttttttttttttttoooop. But I don’t listen. Great sport but very intense. Followed by Manchester Milan game. The thing I miss in the US are family, friends and watching soccer- on this trip I got a high dose of all 3.
Manchester winning is always good.
Next day ended with real Madrid losing and going home (J) and me losing to my would be wedding driver in Xbox.
I watched maccabi surprising real Madrid (same team different sport ) in Madrid, but stayed home again.
On Friday we went on a trip with the great celeb guide sefi ben yosef.
This dude is a well known guide, probably the only known guide, but now he is notorious.
The path was suppose to be 27k on the Israel route, he changed it to 10k without informing anyone. Instead of an interesting path, he took us for a 2 k lovely walk in kisalon vady and the rest on a boring path way.
Since he had the whole day, he took sooooooooooooo many stops, way way too much and annoyed everyone and wouldn’t listen when we complained and became more of an a$$ hole. In the end at tel kisalon ( a lovely place) he told us (a group of 25-30 people) that the trip ends, and now we can chose to go back on the path to the bus, or climb the Tel (over the hill) and meet the bus on the other side.
I was so bored by now that I jumped on the option to explore, some people went up and got stuck on the many bushes and thorns. I saw they were stuck and found some small path which is likely an animal path and went up alone.
Since this is an official tour- the guide should not let people roam, or suggest that the group splits, but I didn’t care and went on ward.
There is nothing to see on the top of the hill, but there is stuff to feel.
Thorns, thorns and some more thorns and I was in shorts.
The other side of the hill was steep and not simple to get down from.
Mean while the famous guide promised my mom (who was there) that the everyone is in the group, she was worried and didn’t see me, but in this trips there is distance between the 1st and last, but the cocky guide was sure, she was not.
Back on top I was looking for ways to descend down a cliff and walked along side it for a while till I found a path down. At some point they called.
The people who couldn’t pass the bushes joined them ain group and they went on some path together and couldn’t get through (thanx to the guidance of sefi) and they doubled back. Mean while I made it to the other side and reach a road. I was slightly to the south of where I used to be causing a walk for an extra k up the steep road till I met the group.
Then we waited for the bus for 30 minutes and more people complained on the guide, and I was stretching my muscles.
Just so we are clear- I didn’t get lost- this is for the record. I chose to roam alone out of pure boredom.
I don’t recall what I did that Friday evening, but I woke up late and we had lunch at my grandma with all the yummy food then focused on world domination.
Few hours of civilization- in which I am complaining as always, shai not deciding as always, and the other shai cheating (by mistake he says… need to watch closely next time), any who after 4 hours (we had a stop time scheduled) and few surprising plays, the great herman civilization was annihilated, and the clash of the even clans ended with my triumph (unfortunate this is not the way these games turn out in general), I usually finish 2nd, but lets enjoy the momentarily glory. Friends came by later for more Xbox and lovely conversation.
And the 1st week was over
Good night from shwarma filled Israel..
p.s did I mention I had shwarma almost every single day!!!
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