Last Night

We had an excellent escort from our Israeli guide, Ori, last night to the Night Spectacular. It was an excellent suggestion and we were glad we spent the extra time and money. We realized this morning as we ate breakfast overlooking the David Tower that it was where we were last night viewing the projections. After the show, we walked through the Mamilla Mall. We stopped at H. Stern. We stopped in to use the card we'd gotten on hotel check in to receive a free charm. Since Clay was at my side, she handed one to each of us. They were both star of David, but the card had an image of a hamsa, or hand, we asked and she found one of those and exchanged it. So we got 2 H. Stern charms from Israel. Nice. Clay had a pistachio gelato cone on the way back to the hotel.

I spent some time sorting my clothes to prepare for our last day here before bedtime. Every hotel we've stayed in in Israel had an iron and small board in the closet. When I got out my travel jeans and blouse, they looked as if they'd been slept in, they hadn't. I went to our David Citadel closet and you guessed it no iron. I hung them up and will have to go rumpled. I checked the guest directory hoping they had a room somewhere or a number to call for an iron but while they will launder or dry clean, there is no mention anywhere of pressing or ironing. So, I'll leave rumpled. I didn't need an iron the first 4 or 5 nights!

Today we visit Yad Vashem. That and a visit to Mechane Yehuda Market are all that we have on the schedule besides a 7pm farewell dinner at the hotel, I believe. We always knew this was a long pair of flights for a short trip, but it really has flown by with very little down time.

I'll be back later this afternoon or evening with a post about today. But, before I go I want to let everyone who mighth be following Mideast news and be worried that we are not feeling any effects of what is happening militarily with Israel. This does probably explain all the tanks we saw moving North towards Syrian when we were in the Golan Heights. I didn't mention it because it was military and it seemed like a bad idea. But I think Clay posted a photo.

More later.