Friday, July 27, 2018

Bye Holland, Hello Israel!

So I left the Netherlands on the 25th of July, with Transavia.
The flight was a day time flight, it took 4 hours.
We flew over Germany, Czech republic, Slovenia, Romania, Hungary, and Turkey and Cyprus and then in TelAviv. I filmed the takeoff and landing,. it is on my Facebook page.
I also had a movie on my laptop which I watched during the flight, " the Iron Lady" about Margaret Thatcher.
After the landing, I got y private transfer taxi( I had pre ordered that online.) That was all good and I got to the hotel in good time.
It had been 40 C in Tel Aviv the day I arrived.
The next day it was 33 C. I borrowed one of the free bikes here and biked to the beach. ( Gordon beach) I swam in the sea. The sea was warm like a bath, at least 29 C. It had big waves, so it was a weird experience to feel such warm water with the waves.
It didn't give me a cool down at all.
So I asked the waitress there about the Gordon pools. She said that the water in Gordon pools was nice and cold.
So on my bike I go and go into the Gordon pools for the rest of the afternoon. The water was refreshingly cold. 24 C. So much better than the sea. I spend the rest of the afternoon there.
In the evening, I took a taxi to Sarona Food market, a very similar sort of place as the MarktHall of Rotterdam. I had some dinner there and cold tea.
Sarona Food market
After looking around some more and outside I used the App " Gett" , it's similar to Uber taxi. And it worked.
The hotel here is cute. I have a small room but comfortable bed and nice big bathroom. I have slept well here and that is important. I even had a nap yesterday afternoon from 5-6 pm.
This morning I had a nice breakfast with poached eggs in a bed of spinach. And lots of salads.
TelAviv

When I went online to see about the train tables, I saw that no trains are running to Haifa today. Bother!
So instead, I used my " Gett" app again and ordered a taxi to my next address. I know it's a lot of money but I have to in these sorts of emergency situations, I think it's wise. I have 3 pieces of luggage and it's very hot.
It takes all the stress out of it. I have noticed I am a lot more anxious lately about these sort of things, but it always works out in the end.
God does look after me.
I will update you when I get to Haifa.


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