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Skriven 2010-01-18 17:12:21 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 33554 av HAP NEWSOM (1:123/140)
Ärende: Israel trip                                              [1]
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Hi Hap,

-> Familiar greeting.  We were over there on New Year's Day which was not
-> celebrated over there like it is in other places we've been. Still,there
-> were a few holiday related issues--one place we were supposed to see was
-> closed.  It was also the Islamic holy day; the next day the Jewish

 HN> Still I'm sure you got to see a lot of
 HN> things that are significant for you!

Very much so! I'm glad I had the one pair of walkig shoes that I did.
They got a few more miles put on them.


 HN> When I was there, it was as a teen and
 HN> to tell you the truth, while I enjoyed
 HN> it, I was more interested in girls than
 HN> museums and such (grin).

Figures!  We got to go up on the Golan Heights which were probably not a
part of the country when you were over there.  It was one of the rare
times on the trip that we had a lot of rain but we were on the bus then.
By the time we got off the bus again in Caesarea Phillipi, it was just
drizzle.  That was the day we had the fish for lunch.

-> in to having this the right time to take the trip.  Finances, time
-> available, etc all worked together.  We came back to COLD! weather; it
-> was a surprise after nice warm days over there.

 HN> Don't you wish you had a little
 HN> global warming in YOUR neighborhood!

We'll have it again, all too soon. In a few months we will be wishing
for some of the cooler weather again.

-> I know; Rachel thinks she has to work, wich means day care for Sarah
-> which means more chance of picking up a germ or virus, which means
-> Rachel has to take off from work, etc.

 HN> Ahh the joys of parenthood! (grin)
 HN> I remember them well! Happily for us
 HN> when Amanda was small, Anne was a stay
 HN> at home mom, and when Amanda was older
 HN> and Anne was back in College or teaching
 HN> I was home during the days for all those
 HN> times when Amanda wasn't in school.

I was pretty much a stay at home mom the whole time the girls were
growing up.   When we first got to Germany, I worked part time but was
home by the time the girls got out of school.

-> hn> -> hn> We have pretty good water here,
-> but I've hn> lived places where it was almost nasty...but hn> oddly
-> enough, after a few weeks...it tastes hn> like water. We also have a
-> Brita pitcher and hn> we use that as well.

-> I'm drinking the tap water here more than Steve is.

 HN> He's just adding coffee beans or tea to it!

Most often tea.  He's had enough coffee to keep him happy for a while.
Too much and his stomach rebels.  He had some on the trip but the cups
were about half the size of an American mug.  I had tea and juice at
breakfast, water the rest of the time except for the 2 soft drinks.
-> Most of the time I drink Diet Coke.  The others are mostly too sweet for
-> me, especially the Pepsi stuff.

 HN> They ALL taste way too sweet to me
 HN> nowadays. I prefer water most of the
 HN> time. The occasional beer or wine
 HN> but mostly water. Oh and tea and
 HN> coffee!

As long as you stay hydrated, that's the main idea. Our bus had a small
cooler that the driver and guide kept stocked with water. It was very
much appreciated most days.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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