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Well, it's my last full day in Israel. Went to Jaffa. (Didn't have cake. I wanted to just so as I had a title). No car drama for once! Simply whizzed to Jaffa and parked (although Israeli Taxis are one of the few things that make me swear).
So, first stop - flea market. It's interesting to see. Didn't have a great desire to buy anything but liked window shopping. Anyone want to buy some religious tat? A lot of this stuff is to Christianity (and/or Judaism) what a Arc De Triomph snowglobe is to French architecture. But there's a few bits of more interesting tat as well. Just bric-a-brac really.
We were hungry. Went to a fantastic restaurant - The Old Man And The Sea. We had a huge pile of falafel and hummus and pickles and assorted other cold vegetable based dishes. Proper falafel is a lot nicer than what we can get in Britain. Proper hummus is also a lot nicer than what supermarkets sell. Will really have to learn to make falafel now I know what it should be like. So, all this food nd we haven't even ordered yet! (I had grilled trout). I picked up the tab because I felt I owed my hosts for putting me up and guiding and stuff.
So after that we went to the Old Town. Israel has really old old towns. Jaffa is lovely. Really nicely maintained and full of windy paths and stairways. Also a very cool fountain based on the zodiac. Ambled back to the flea market and bought an ibrik. Ambled out of town and saw a very nice ex-station area which has been converted into a restaurant, art galleries, a couple of static displays in railway wagons. And they still have a short stretch of track They made sure to keep the railway theme there.
Went back to Tel Aviv to meet with some friend of Tink. Tink went to her writing class. We hung around town to wait for her (I probably shouldn't have but I'm a total mug where Tink is concerned). Went back home and watched Doctor who and drank beer. Neta drank a bit too much (a whole bottle of beer!) and seemed a bit merry. I think that was party tiredness. But she got home safely and that's the important.
So there ends my final day here. It's been fun. Looking forward to going home.
So, first stop - flea market. It's interesting to see. Didn't have a great desire to buy anything but liked window shopping. Anyone want to buy some religious tat? A lot of this stuff is to Christianity (and/or Judaism) what a Arc De Triomph snowglobe is to French architecture. But there's a few bits of more interesting tat as well. Just bric-a-brac really.
We were hungry. Went to a fantastic restaurant - The Old Man And The Sea. We had a huge pile of falafel and hummus and pickles and assorted other cold vegetable based dishes. Proper falafel is a lot nicer than what we can get in Britain. Proper hummus is also a lot nicer than what supermarkets sell. Will really have to learn to make falafel now I know what it should be like. So, all this food nd we haven't even ordered yet! (I had grilled trout). I picked up the tab because I felt I owed my hosts for putting me up and guiding and stuff.
So after that we went to the Old Town. Israel has really old old towns. Jaffa is lovely. Really nicely maintained and full of windy paths and stairways. Also a very cool fountain based on the zodiac. Ambled back to the flea market and bought an ibrik. Ambled out of town and saw a very nice ex-station area which has been converted into a restaurant, art galleries, a couple of static displays in railway wagons. And they still have a short stretch of track They made sure to keep the railway theme there.
Went back to Tel Aviv to meet with some friend of Tink. Tink went to her writing class. We hung around town to wait for her (I probably shouldn't have but I'm a total mug where Tink is concerned). Went back home and watched Doctor who and drank beer. Neta drank a bit too much (a whole bottle of beer!) and seemed a bit merry. I think that was party tiredness. But she got home safely and that's the important.
So there ends my final day here. It's been fun. Looking forward to going home.
