Jet Lag

So, we were lucky that when we arrived at the Carlton around noon that our room was ready because we had been expected between 1 and 2pm with only a promise to try to have a room ready for us. It is still unclear if we will have to pack up and check out in the morning and recheck in with the AHI Tour for the next 2 nights. The woman who checked us in wasn't sure and asked us to ask in the morning if she didn't contact us with an answer. So, we'll find out tomorrow morning. Checkout is noon. Given the uncertainty, we have no plans for tomorrow. That and the fact that Segway TLV never replied to our query through their website asking to arrange a tour. There is a bike rental station outside the Carlton on the Tayelet, so we may just do that instead tomorrow. Our AHI Tour begins at 6:30pm tomorrow. We do not have breakfast included tomorrow, but AHI's nights all include a complimentary hotel breakfast. There is a pot and supplies for coffee and tea in the room. We think we passed a bakery/cafe about a block away. It was closing at 5:30pm so looked like a breakfast/lunch place that we'll try in the morning.

It is still much warmer here than had been forecast. We checked the same 10 day forecast website we checked on Thursday when we packed and all the days are on order of 10 degrees F warmer than they were 3 days ago! Also, the hotel room either has no AC or it doesn't work. The good news is a balcony door we can open for a sea breeze and bonus traffic noise. We also found we can ask for ice at the Lobby Bar. Though there is no ice bucket so we're using my water bottle. I think they would probably just give you a glass to bring upstairs but we haven't tried that.

So, us being so tired and sweaty and getting our room immediately, you can probably guess what we did. Right. The first thing everyone says not to do to combat jetlag, we stripped off and took a 4 hour nap! We walked out on the Tayelet looking for dinner around 5pm. We didn't find much but kept walking as the sun set and places were closing. We had thought it being Shabbat, we'd find more opening than closing as the sun set. We ate a couple of blocks away at La La Land. We both ordered a chicken main course and had about twice as much food as we wanted or needed. It was good, if pricey. In hindsight, we should have ordered one or the other and shared maybe with an appetizer. It served the purpose in any event of hopefully getting us in sync with local time. The temperature dropped dramatically after sunset but it is still significantly warmer than forecast. I stuck in a pair of sandals at the last minute as I had plenty of space and weight available in my rolling duffel for such a short trip. Clay is really upset that he never thought about it since it seems too hot for socks and long pants. We'll have to see if we wind up shoe shopping for him.

It is close to a reasonbale bed time here for us now, so I'll post this and close the day. So far, so good.

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