Dear Friends, After flying on October 11 from San Francisco to Zurich, we spent two weeks with Evi's parents, Nelly and Edi, in Basel, and also brother Jean-Claude, plus cousins and friends in Zurich. Evi and I flew from Basel on October 23 from Basel to Tel Aviv, arriving at 2:45 in the morning. The airport was bustling like it was mid-day. Israel is a 24-hour country. People, dogs, car alarms can be seen and heard any time of day. Israel has a brand new, expanded airport, one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. We took the taxi to the home of Evi's friends Jacki and Dov, who live in Tel Aviv. Although they have a small apartment, and had 3 other sleeping visitors (children, and mother), they managed to leave one room available
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