An assortment of photos of the trip... read more

Just to let everyone know that my Mac ıs not workıng ın Turkey...at least not so far. I am on a publıc computer so I am unable to use ıt for long to type anythıng. As soon as my computer works I wıll update thıs.... read more

This morning I went to Shabbat morning services with Avi. We went to the Ahavas Israel Synagogue, an orthodox shul. Avi made the 9th for the minyan, plus 5 women... We got there just as they were beginning to read from the Torah. The synagogue was built in 1904... Anchorage became a city in 1915. The inside was beautiful! I sat up with two other women in the upstairs though I could have sat downstairs also. From the upstairs I had a great view of the marvelous stained glass windows and the myriads of Stars of David painted on the walls. The seats felt old and looked old. The other people I met were very nice and welcoming... they did ask about our politics in Alaska, I get asked that a lot. I did not stay ... read more

Avi made us a wonderful dinner tonight! He is quite the host...We'd planned on going to a movie but instead watched a movie being made when we went out for a walk after dinner... We'd noticed the last day or two that many streets had orange no parking cones out. Avi said it was for a movie that was being filmed in the area. There are a few movie lots/studios and lighting places. Tomorrow we'll go see a set for Atlantic City that has been left up. We were going to walk around the park but decided to head towards the lights and to where all the people were standing. So many people waiting and watching the filming which took all of a few minutes but the setting up took a long time. One of the ... read more

I arrived safe and sound after a long flight and layover in Seattle. Slept a little on the plane so was not totally exhausted when my cousin David met me. We went to eat dinner with his family and had a wonderful time, got my hot pastrami sandwich too! It is so fun to meet new cousins. Hopefully one day they'll come visit us in Alaska. (David took some pictures so as soon as he emails them to me I'll post them.) After dinner David dropped me off at Avi's home. Avi went into Manhattan the next morning and I thought I might get up and join him but slept in instead. Then sat outside in his beautiful garden reading and enjoying the beautiful weather. I'm typing this up now sitting inside, it is not so ... read more