I Come From The Land of Thunder

So it's kinda raining right now. Not really hard, just a little. It's like 7:30-something. The Arab workmen outside and next door at that construction site are at it with the pounding and the cutting. I woke with a start thinking someone was at the door. Alas, it was just the insipid pounding of our construction friends. It's good I'm up now though.

I knew exactly what kind of day it is going to be when I woke up though. I have "The Final Countdown" (otherwise known as the theme song of Arrested Development's Gob). It's gonna be a GREAT day!

I'm waiting for Arielle, my friend, to come. She is on her way here from America and is due to stay with us for a few very exciting days. I'm not exactly sure what she's going to want to do when she gets here, but I'm sure it has to do (at least partially) with sleeping most likely. Jet lag is an uppity female dog.

As for yesterday, we didn't make it to Ir Dovid. We got out too late. Mike was sleeping and I chatting on skype with friends back in San Diego. I miss home now a bit. Always happens two weeks into a trip. I'm always torn between wanting two places, the familiar and the Israeli. Someday, I hope the two will be one.

But because we got a late start, we decided to make sure we got a space on the Ir Dovid tour for the next day.

When we finally went out, we first got some breakfast (mmm Crepes!) and then did a little shopping. We went to Mea Shearim. We found skirts (both for me and for other people) and more gifts! I took lots of film photos as well as digital ones. Here are some choice ones that I took . . .






After shopping, we cut back by way of the shuk and stopped to get some cheese since we were pretty much out of our beloved exotic cheeses. Basher is the place to go in the shuk, or even Israel in general, when you want cheese. They are AMAZING and you get free taste samples! Every kind of cheese you can imagine, and kosher. Now, I asked about a particular cheese last time we were here and they didn't have it at this cheese shop. When we checked in yesterday, I decided to ask again for Gjetost.

To my complete and utter delight, the cheese was there! And boy is it inexpensive! You see, Gjetost is a Scandinavian goats milk/caramel sweet delicious cheese that I grew up on. My father would make me sandwiches with it melted in there for breakfast in the mornings! I was given a taste sample and instantly I was transported back to being a kid and eating my Gjetost. Oh my G-d! Cloud 9! It has been maybe 15 almost 20 years since I last had some and maaaaaan is it good! We purchased a small slab for now but I will be getting at least a kilo of it before we leave to go home. You can't find it kosher in the 'States! Only treif! I'm eating some right now. hehehe!

After also being coerced into purchasing a bottle of merlot at the cheese shop, we headed back to the apartment and dropped off items and freshened up.

We then headed back out for dinner. We planned to meet up with some of the Torah High alumni who are now in seminary. It was lovely! We all met up they are looking and doing well! Dinner at the Village Green and then dessert with everyone on Ben Yahuda. It was great to see them! We talked of what was going on now that they've graduated back at Torah High and how they're getting along here in Israel. They then had to get doing due to curfew so we said our goodbyes and headed back home.



I got a call from another friend, Jodaya who was checking in and we made that we will see each other the next day, when Arielle comes and we have Shabbos plans also. YAY! I cleaned up the living room where Arielle will sleep and did more laundry until I passed out.

The rain has pretty much stopped now and it's really only overcast. I thought I saw the sun peeking out a bit ago, but it is pretty grey now. Very dark out. I'm still waiting and debating if I should get out of my adult footies and into real clothes.

We shall see.