Grand Hotel Deborah Tel Aviv

2 days to go...<br><br>The weather report for 25th in Barcelona was upgraded to<br>Chance of T-storms, 30% chance of precipitation , and it's even more fun ...

... time we crossed the street or if someone would bump into her. She's very fragile you know! We walked along the beach for a while, we chatted about this and that. She told me about her kids. She's the only friend I have that has kids. If she could, she would have many more babies, I don't understand this but hey, most people don't understand me so it's all good.<br>She grabs my hand and puts it on her stomach when the baby moves. I feel little baby ...

... photos and write up an article about the Parade, so Rich felt a little more compelled to try for a cross-section of attendees rather than just the photos he wanted.<br><br>Around 1:00 PM, with still no sign that the people in the park would be marching in the imminent parade, we cut over to the parade route and found a spot in the shade. At the front of the parade staging area, we found Dykes on Bikes (or since this is Tel Aviv, really Dykes on Scooters). Ah, it&#8217;s nice to ...

... many TV channels in Russian, German, Arabic, French, etc., not to mention Fox and CNN. American shows are broadcast in English, subtitled in Hebrew (sometimes Russian, too). Many shows on Hebrew TV are subtitled also--in Hebrew. This goes for "Idol," "Cash Cab," and the like. Russian, by the way, is everywhere, given that maybe a million Russians emigrated to Israel in the last decade or so. Many signs are in Hebrew, English ...

... enjoyed the Q&amp;A session with four Lonely soldiers, one of whom had previously enlisted in our program. He had some interesting things to say, although our platoon's commander scolded him at one point and made him stop revealing certain things.<br><br><br><br>On one very interesting morning, before a 8-km hike through the desert, and before some fat kid spilled our huge water container there in the open field, one Nahal battlion allowed us to witness their real-time training ...

... there, but it was very cool to be in the place where Elijah did his thing! Also, there is a great view from there of the Megiddo valley, where the final battle of Armeggedon will take place. <br>It's a beautiful valley, but I was trying to imagine all the bloodshed that will take place there some day (I'm glad I won't be around at that point!). <br><br>I've been amazed at ...

... in Bolivia, it was cool to meet her but she was a busy bee so only got to have a brew for an hour, so after that i went back to the hostel, found Adrian in his usual position propping up the bar eating all the free dates while moaning at how much he didnt like them. We headed out again to the apparent cool bar district to actually find one, concealed in a soundproof room behind thick black curtains, If the clipboard chick wasnt sat outside you would never of know it they were ...

... the contribution of Holocaust survivors to life in Israel, and the Hall of Remembrance, containing the Ner Tamid - Eternal Light.<br><br>One room is filled with computers containing practically all films - documentaries, movies, interviews - ever made regarding the Holocaust. I had a look for my grandfather's Survivors of the Shoah video, but couldn't find it for ages, then eventually found it in the wrong order under "Stern Braham". I got very emotional watching it ...

... s the hold up?" "Hurry!" Once you passed the turnstile, you put everything through a conveyor x-ray, passed through a metal detector and then entered another line to have passports/papers checked. We passed through with a simple check. Palestinians had to put their hands on an electronic reader before passing through. Only one checkpoint was open and this took time. Truly like another country. I think we deserved another stamp in the passport for this border crossing.

... had dissolved into a dance between rubber-bullet-shooting soldiers and stone-throwing boys, and once Aunt Jen could see again, we left Bi'lin for Ramallah and then from Ramallah to Jerusalem. Aunt Jen is a good guardian--she took me to an eye doctor in Jerusalem. She said I'm not used to tear gas and wanted to make sure my eyes were okay. Aunt Jen was pretty proud of me--she said that most paper dolls, after having a tear gas cannister shot ...