Mitz tappuzim

Betzim cohocolat

Melefefonim

I- would always go mad for the mango pits

The best beach I've ever been to is Nizanim (neez-ah-NEEM).

B- bought me a hair clip made of preserved slices of blood orange at an outdoor booth in Yafo.

We drove in the old beige car--driving in Israel is a little ridiculous, though not one hundredth the fun that's driving in Jordan.

There were palm trees in Israel. I had had no idea what the landscape would look like.

The closest things so far that I've seen it look like is New Mexico.

The first leg of my trip (USA to Belgium) was on an Indian airline (not sure which company exactly). The plane was very big and very fancy (beautiful gold calligraphic logos on the interior walls, flat screen monitors that showed our progress over the ocean along with flight information--altitude, speed, etc--that rotated with other media, all of which was also reflected on personal screens for each seat, etc). I also remember the food, of course. It was Indian, and better than on many American flights I've been on. I think I had curried shrimp...I approve.