Israel

Woke up today and realized we are a stone's throw from Mahane Yehuda. We found a gluten-free stall and got some supplies, and then wandered the market a bit and got some fruit for breakfast. After eating, we walked down Jaffa Road to the old city of Jerusalem.

The old city seems a bit to me like Niagara Falls - a must see, but lots of tourists and hawkers of souvenirs. That got me a bit down. We soldiered on.

We went through the Muslim Quarter, maybe a bit of the Christian Quarter and finally found our way to the Jewish Quarter. We had not planned on actually going to the Western Wall (don't ask me why, I have no idea), but when we got there, we went down and through security (Yallah! Hurry Up!).

In the heat of the day and the crowds, it was a lot to take in and we balked at going up close. We decided to get food and promptly got lost when we took a less busy exit that led to the maze of yeshivot and synagogues.

Amongst the very religious Jews there, we were largely invisible. They must be used to accidental interlopers. We eventually found our way the food area and had some falafel and then decided to head back to Agripas.

I vastly over estimated how much we could pull off in a day, especially in the heat. After some down time and unintentional naps, we headed out to Ben Yehuda and got some dinner. More falafel for some, shawarma for others. The back to Mahane Yehuda for desert. It was a very different places from when we went in the morning - like one big open party. We got our desert and went back to the apartment and called it a day.Read more