Saturday, February 14, 2009

The Road To Pilgrimage: January 30, 2009

1-30-9 Friday 2225 Tel Aviv, Sun City Hotel

About 2 hours sleep due to all night rock & roll nearby. Breakfast in tiny lobby with hot whole wheat roll & butter, tea, orange juice. Arranged for a tour early tomorrow to Megiddo, Galilee. Walked half mile to beach front. Sun out, 70 degrees, wind blowing, up to 20 sail surfers out. Felafel and "dietetic sandwich at the beach" with whole wheat toast, soft cheese, basil, tomato, grilled eggplant. A salad with fresh, flavorful vegetables. Smooth, fresh hummus. Pay toilet. Beautiful day.

Slept about 4 hours in the afternoon, beautiful sleep. Walking about Friday evening Shabbat up Allenby Street, more felafel with limp fries inside the sandwich. Back down to waterfront. Enayat bought a phone card [his cell still not accessing away from home.] He bought a smoothie with figs, pecans, weird stuff.

I was approached on the beach by a strange man who spoke to me in Hebrew. I said, "Yelivan chai mihaid?" ["Do you want a glass of tea?" in Farsi.] He goes, What?? and walks off. The good old non-sequitor.

"Shalat" = "Excuse me"// "Toda" = "Thank you"// "Beg" = "Bag." ; >

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