February 3, 2008
After class on Sunday we spent the evening in Tel Aviv, an hour bus ride, on Egged, from Jerusalem. It was a short trip, but long enough to let us know that we must go back. We met one of the Penn Nurses’ roommates at the bus station and we continued to walk around the city. Tel Aviv is known in Israel to be a miniature New York City. It attracts a much younger crowd than Jerusalem, and is more hip and modern.
We walked along, what I understood to be the first road in Israel. The walkway was wide and ran up the middle of the street with trees lining each side. It was beautiful. I love when nature and cities come together. Part A of our walk ended at Max Brenners, a chocolate café. There are now other locations across the world, but I was told it originated in Israel. We made the mistake of filling up on the dinner portion. It was delicious though. The side salads are not made with cheap ice-berg lettuce, and have an abundance of toppings. My friend tried the traditional Israeli dish, Shakshuka, for her main portion. We ordered hot chocolate in “Hug Mugs” for our drink; shaped like a raindrop you cup it in your hands and drink from the spout. Being at a chocolate café we convinced our stuffed selves that we needed to order a dessert to share. We decided on the ice cream with various chocolate toppings. Delicious.
Having officially become pregnant with food we felt the need to walk it off. Part B of our walk took us to the Mediterranean Sea. It was dark by now, but it was still beautiful and exhilarating to walk along the boardwalk next to the sand, even briefly. We hurried to catch the bus back to Jerusalem; after all, we had school in the morning.
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