Another good day. Our apartmen on Hananya St was quite comfortable and quiet. We both slept well. Being Shabbat, there was no activity on the street. We dressed nicely and went to a Shul close by. I picked it off the Internet because it claimed to cater to "English". It was a very small room upstairs in a Learning Centre on Emek Rafiem. As it is Orthodox, I sat with the men while Nimi was on the women's side where they could not see anything on our side. The dovening was fast, but the men beside him helped me keep my place in the Seder. We met with many of the congregants at Kiddush - most speaking English -most transplants from "America".
We had a casual afternoon sitting on a bench in the walking path/park, reading and watching the little kids play on their bikes or kicking a soccer ball with a parent. Very cute...many parents pushing strollers with their kids, often 4 or 5 children.
We went back to the Colony restaurant, one of the only ones open on Shabbat, for a good dinner and then had a real treat when we walked back - there was a concert in the train station mall where a Japanese band were performing to a packed audience. They were fantastic! Great group with fabulous music!
Back at the apartment we organized our stuff in the suitcases to get ready to leave the next morning to start our ride.
