One of the most bizarre things happened this past week. I played this sport called, "basketball." I had played it in my youth yet the pasttime has escaped my practice for many moons. On Tuesday night we played, and on Wednesday I noticed that my knee had slightly scraped skin and i could not bend my knee without pain. Although playing basketball was a good workout and lots of fun, this knee pain was surprising since i don't remember hitting my knee hard. Unfortunately, I had to skip Krav Maga on Wednesday, but my knee feels better now so I'll be able to resume training Sunday evening.
Thursday was Jerusalem day for Sam and me. We got round trip tickets for the bus from Ra'anana to Jerusalem for approximately 40NIS (<$10). It took just over an hour, but we made it to Jerusalem easily (compare to my previous post on traveling to Jerusalem). We traveled with and spent the first part of our day with Jack, a friend we met at the Merkaz. The first thing we did is went to the Shuk (marketplace) and found Marzipan and bought some Rugalach (pronounced ru-gu-la) and it was absolutely incredible (supposedly some of the best in the world). It was so good that we came back later before leaving to get a box to share with friends.
We then got some awesome schnitzel (breaded, fried chicken breast) in laffa (extra big pita like wrap). We then wandered aimlessly through the old city where i got some coffee with each cup being brewed individually over a Bunsen burner. Somehow we made it to the Kotel (aka western wall aka wailing wall) where we talked to the security guard about good music for a lil while. The western wall, as always, was a nice experience, except for the beggars at the wall. There are people praying and absorbed in their own thoughts, all the while some orthodox Jews are asking for money, it's really annoying. I guess I'll give money to people sometimes just to be a good person, but sometimes these guys just look like they're preying on praying people. grarg.
No idea what this is, but we're wandering around old city
The Kotel
We also walked to the city of David (which is right next to the wall) and checked out an excavation site. It's amazing to think about looking at a couple thousand years of history and really being able to infer nothing from what you're looking at. Thus, we will soon be investing in a Lonely Planet guide to israel and we may even try to go on a free walking tour of Jerusalem. So It's very easy to get to and find the crazy historical sites, but it's more difficult to actually absorb the depth of what you're actually looking at.
Here's a picture of sam trying to get a grip on several thousand years of history
At the Kotel they were getting a delivery of old city furniture?
This is right next to the Kotel and i thought it would make a pretty picture. I was right.
Yesterday was also a good day. It was probably about 80 degrees so I went to the beach (sam decided not to go cause he's a big fat jerk face). On the way to the beach, we were pleasantly surprised by a parade running right down the main street (Ahuza) . This conveniently shut down the buses, but it was cool to see. The holiday, Purim, is coming up next week so the weekend is full of parades all over the country. It looks like Halloween with everyone dressed up in costumes and having a great old time.
Purim parade on Ahuza st
After the parade, the buses started up again and we hopped on. The bus ride took about 45 minutes, yet it is a ride that takes a car only about 15 minutes. Either way, it was a 8.50NIS ride (a little over $2) to get to the beach and what a nice day it was. Just hanging out in the sun reading and enjoying the view of cliffs, ocean, sand and the Israeli women. What a great way to begin the weekend.
Would be awesome to live in one of those houses
Today was about 90 degrees, and it felt soooo nice. I think that if this is 90 degrees, then i can definitely handle the heat once it gets up to over 100. I loved the heat. went out for a run/walk around Ra'anana and even found a place to do pullups and other workout stuff (i think i'm going to have to make this a routine thing). Although the best part about the run, was that my knee felt fine so back to Krav Maga tomorrow night.
Jimmy cracked corn, but why doesn't anyone care?
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