Yesterday we came back from Jerusalem to our relatives' house in Tel Aviv. We visited a famous cemetery in the city were some of Amy's distant relatives are buried. We ate lunch in downtown Tel Aviv, shopped a little at the crafts fair, then went out for a huge dinner in Jaffa with all the relatives. Allison came back from Binyamina at night.
Today Amy and I rode to Afula, a city in the north-central part of the country. We saw beautiful agricultural scenary along the way. In Afula, we met my friends Meir and Dacci Haber. Meir taught me Hebrew in Columbus, Ohio, when I was ten or twelve years old! I last saw him over 20 years ago, so it was good to catch up. We went to an Arabic restaurant for lunch then drove around an Arab village with huge houses and had dessert at the Haber's house. Our return to Tel Aviv was a little exciting because the van driver did not speak English but several other people helped to make sure we got off at the right spot.
Tonight we will have a final dinner with our relatives and just relax and pack. Tomorrow we head back home.
This has been a fabulous trip with lots of incredible sights. Highlights include hiking up Masada, seeing the Western Wall and the tunnels below it, touring great museums, experiencing our Israeli relatives' unsurpassed hospitality, and doing all this with our children and Amy's parents.
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