Just some highlights from a great jaunt to Germany. Spent lots of mornings watching the sun and mist rise over the valley from the balcony of our chalet in the black forest. Daily jaunts to the bakery in Schluchsee for breakfast bread. Since we don't speak any German it was a bit hard to communicate. Took a trip to Colmar France, (hey ya gotta get good food somehow.) Managed to see Neuschwanstein, Hohenzolleren, a bit of Zurich, and nip into Austria. [View Full Entry]

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I'm sure better scribes than I have taken up this topic, but so what! What is the best Felafel? Where is it? Who makes it? There are a number of high priced Felafel joints in Tel-Aviv area, they proffer a large selction of snobbish toppings and fry them is special oil. But so far for my money, a mere 7 shekels, Abu Ali in Jerusalem on Salah ha Din street has the best so far. They are fresh, not too crisp not too oily. Sure there are only a few toppings, vegetables, pickles and hot sauce. but this is a real [View Full Entry]

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Rimmon Winery in the North of Israel produces some interesting wines primarily from Pomegranates. In fact they have come up with their own hybrid, much larger than normal and with the brix of wine grapes. Apparently these pomegranates can get to be 6 pounds, (3 kilos for the challenged) and the size of melons. Supposedly this is so however they were not fully in season when we visited, and the girl telling us about the winery was well endowed, wearing a push-up bra and a low cut blouse. As far as I can remember the conversation went like this. Presenter: So [View Full Entry]

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Wow one week has already passed in glorious Tel Aviv! We are in a house but it will be a number of months before our things arrive. Judging from the speed of the guys handling our airfreight we could be in for a long wait. The beach is managing to keep the kids from going completely stir crazy in the house waiting for their toys, video games, puzzles, books etc to arrive. Amazing what they have been able to build from a couple packs of playing cards though. This is an amazing city/town. Know for its throbbing nightlife it is both [View Full Entry]

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Three years in DC, a most strange yet wonderful place in many ways, are over. The house is packed and the trash is piled on the curb. Well it was Friday night anyway. This morning most of it is gone! Gotta love the wandering scavengers who love those trashed pieces of furniture. Too bad much of it was spoken for on Freecycle. Pesky thieves! Regardless tomorrow we fly to Tel Aviv where I'm sure we will find the people as wonderful and frustrating as everywhere else. So will begin a three year adventure in that fascinating, yet sad land. All the [View Full Entry]

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