So far, my most frequently visited place in Jerusalem is (shocker!) the Old City. On Sunday after class (the work week here goes from Sunday to Thursday instead of Monday to Friday,) we went and wandered around for a few hours. Our large group diminished to two when we entered the jewelry shops, but other than that brief period, it was a lot of fun to walk around with new people and get the chance to talk and learn about them. Following our trip to the Kotel (which somehow doesn’t get old no matter how many times I go) we walked over to Ben Yehudah Street to have dinner. It’s still such a shock to go to a restaurant and realize that I can eat anything off the menu. Including meat. So weird! With this newfound ordering freedom, I had a teriyaki chicken dish which was delicious. After dinner, we wandered around for awhile until we came across a pub that had set up a big outdoor screen to show the Argentina/Mexico soccer game. Of course, we stayed and watched the game to cheer Argentina on as they moved forward to the next round! Viva la Argentina!!!!!!
On a separate (but still Argentina-related) note, today in Hebrew class, we were talking about food. We started by talking about “traditional” Israeli foods and then broadened the discussion to foods from my classmates’ home countries (or cities.) Then the teacher asked if anyone knew the traditional foods (other than meat) from Argentina (he’s originally Argentinian.) Of course, I chimed in with empanadas. And then he suggested that the other very Argentinian food are alfajores. So it goes without saying, I left class today really craving empanadas and alfajores. I guess I’ll have to wait on those!
My supervisor at work was out of town the past two weeks in Argentina. And she brought alfajores back for everyone in the lab. SO DELICIOUS!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad everything worked out and you're having a good time, despite the aviation fiasco. Can't wait to read more! =]