This morning after sleeping in a comfortable bed, I had a long shower and then a beautiful breakfast with cappuccino. I had gotten used to Turkish coffee and while I'll continue to drink it at home, it can't compete with cappuccino. Jack had meetings, so I went for a walk. The only activity available in walking distance was the Educational Zoo, so I visited the monkeys, tigers, lions and ring-tailed lemurs. The "educational" signs were all in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Haifa is the city with the best relationship between Jews and Arabs. I met Jack and Si, the head of Jewish Family and Children Services of Greater Boston, for a tour of the Bahai Gardens at noon. The gardens were built to honor the first prophet of the religion. There are about 6 million members
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