We are in the Hotel Tadmor in Herzilya

It was one of those marathon travel days. We flew from Cooperstown to JFK, from there to Zurich and from there to Tel Aviv. We spent a total of 14 hours on airplanes. We arrived yesterday at 2:30 p.m. which is 4:30 a.m. at home. We took a taxi to our place here in Herzilya, took a shower and then had dinner by the Mediterranean Sea at a lovely open air restaurant with some friends that the Grabers have known for many years. They are very nice people and actually first met David with his dad when he was 13 years old, exactly the age Avi is now. After dinner, we collapsed into bed and slept. All of us woke up through the night but amazingly enough, this morning, my body feels like it is morning and I think I will be OK.

Israel is very hot this time of year. We are staying at a hotel for the first two nights that would be completely unacceptable at home but it is fine here. The beds are fairly comfortable and it has a shower, what else do you need? An Israeli breakfast was included and it was awesome! I wish we ate like this at home. Everything is fresh; fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, fish, yogurt, cheeses and bread that was incredible. You make your own orange juice with a juice press. I was thinking about the disgusting breakfast you get at home in the hotels and there is literally no comparison. I will be spoiled.

We are going into Tel Aviv today to tour the city with a friend of David's. David got off the plane speaking fluent Hebrew with everyone like he never missed a beat. He wasn't sure if he remembered everything but he sounds like a native. He had told me everyone speaks English here but it isn't quite true and we are glad he speaks Hebrew.