Tired ~ by Mommy

Don't even ask me what we did yesterday; I cannot remember, but it was fun.

I do know that last night we arrived in Haifa, a San Francisco like city on the northern coast of Israel full of hills, a harbor city, very steep streets, lots of hustle and bustle on the streets, cosmopolitan clothing stores, McDonald's, gelato shops, and fresh seafood.

After we checked into our hotel last night, we took the kids out for a walk and to go to dinner. The air was clear, a light breeze was in the air, and we had reservations, courtesy of the hotel, at Jacko's, a casual seafood place a few blocks away. We walked and took in all the sights and sounds. We passed a subway stop, many gelato places, all sorts of people, and lots of neon lights. The formerly exhausted kids got a second wind from the fresh air and determination after they decided where to stop for gelato after dinner on the way back.

Jacko's was small and cozy, wooden tables covered in paper tablecloths, and before we even had been given menus, we had 12 small plates of Israeli appetizers before us: eggplant and tahini, the ubiquitous cucumber and tomato chopped salad, cole slaw, hummus, beets, pickled veggies, and whatever else, I forget but enjoyed.

Dinner was the freshest fish, caught that morning by the maitre d's grandfather, the fisherman Jacko, I presume. We ate every bite, despite having been full before we began from our small plates.

We ambled, happy, and giggling, and telling jokes, back down the main street, found our chosen gelato place, and each had a "small" cone. Need I even add that small turned out to be a euphemism for ENORMOUS? We were not even sure that we had even ordered the small size and were prepared for a big bill. But the total for 4 huge cones that easilyt would have been $5 a pop at Ben and Jerry's? 40 sheckles. That's about $2 a piece. Mmmm.