New Places

Horowitz Travel-Israel-Jerusalem-Ein Kerem- January 25, 2017

Today's agenda was to take Terry, Ron, Stuart, & Ellyn to lunch. Unfortunately, Ellyn was sick with a cold so stayed home. We went to Karma, a restaurant in Ein Kerem (meaning spring of vineyards) where we were able to view the golden domes of a multi-domed Russian church. The Spring of Mary is at the base of the hill where the church sits. It is said that Mary stopped to drink the water from the spring while visiting John the Baptist's parents. Today the water flows freely but is not potable. It's a popular pilgrimage site.

We are all great story tellers & shared anecdotes for a few hours. I had a feeling there was lots more to say, but Ron had an appointment so we broke it up. We asked to be dropped off at Ben Yehuda Pedestrian Mall where we attempted to walk yesterday. There are lots of jewelry & souvenir shops. It was cold & blustery, so we didn't linger. 

We walked back to the apartment & are exhausted. We have an early start tomorrow. We're going to Tel Aviv with a package for Leash Sass, a young woman from Akron who made Aliyah (moved to Israel permanently). We hope to see her brother, Ben, as well. He's in the army & we're not sure of his schedule.

We're going by bus. That means the Central Bus Station in Jerusalem, a bus change, & taxi ride to the restaurant where we're meeting them.

Toby