I met Udge yesterday, at SavtaDotty's soup salon. He's on vacation here in Israel. Both Savta and Udge are people I knew exclusively from reading their blogs. First I got to know Savta through a mutual friend, and was invited to her soup salon (she makes soup on Friday afternoons and people drop by for a chat). Then I read on his blog that he's coming to Israel for vacation, so I checked in and found out he'd be at the salon, so I went yesterday and met him. He looks kinda like the picture, but of course different. But his gentle curiosity and intelligence were what I expected, and it was delightful.
I took Udge to Ceaserea, which was once the capital of the Roman Empire in the Eastern Meditteranean. The antiquities are wonderful, the view of the sea is stunning, but it was mostly fun just conversing with him, and hearing his wonderful knowledge and ideas in real time.
There are strange new worlds in cyberspace, and this blogging world is a wonderful one.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Sukkot 2009
Sukkot is a long holiday week for many in Israel. The roads are jammed - every venue you can think of is packed with people, especially religious families, because this week is a rare one when the families can go out all together.
So usually I STAY HOME or go to work. Especially now that the kids are big, and mostly not home, or busy with their own plans.
Today, however, I went with Husband to meet a new friend (thru Facebook) at a lovely restaurant on the Tel Aviv beach. Then we walked down to Jaffa, and what did we see? FLOATING TOURIST SUKKAHS... LOL!
Love it..........
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