And then there is Party Central!
OMG! Whatever I held in my mind from 20 years ago is but a dream now. Take a trip down to the old port on a Friday-what a buzz! A food market to die for - you could leave me there for a week and I still wouldn’t have tried everything - Alan had a delicious artichoke stuffed with meat, I had chatsilim (aubergine) slices as good as ever sitting on the boardwalk watching the people go by -then we walked and walked passed beaches filled with youngsters (18 - ??) sitting around tables like in a club, live music going, drinks served from outdoor cafes - a scene I tell you! Then there are the beach bat players, the droves of vespa riders……and the beautiful blue Mediterranean with white sails everywhere!
I started writing this sitting at my window in a quiet part of Jerusalem-birds singing, fresh spring air and a feeling of solemnity hanging over the city as it was the day of remembrance for the fallen soldiers-.and we even got to see the William Kentridge Retrospective which is touring the world and at the moment proudly ensconced at the beautifully “shiputzed” Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

It will be so sad to leave here tomorrow-I told Alan perhaps we should only go to places like Iceland where we have no connections-to have stayed with and spent such treasured time with our dear friends-our hearts are full.

And to see what Alan's been doing, go to youtube and search for thirsty kitkat, username: komvrymetmy