Random Nonsense

So I did confirm I am sleeping in a bomb shelter. Ha. The buildling Daniel lives in has been a bit refurbished. Back in the day it was constructed to be the first Military defense coordinating offices. A man by the name of David Ben-Gurion was one of the founds of the military defense team. He is also linked with the building of Israel as the Jewish State. He is "the Churchill of Israel." So back in the day it was the shelter for this building. It has since lost some of its protection because they added a window and a regular door. But at least I'd still be a lot safer if anything was to go down. :)

Speaking of things going down, well do you remember doing earthquake drills in grade school? You do if you live in California. Duck and cover. Well, the country had a little drill themselves yesterday. Not a fire drill, not an earthquake drill, none of the natural disaster drills, more like a bombing drill. Daniel wasn't going to warm me about this little drill the country has had planned for a couple of weeks, but fortunately Shai spilled the beans the first night I was here. Unfortunately, we never got to take part in the drill. For some reason the sirens never went off while we were in Jerusalem so we didn't get to duck and cover. I didn't hear how it went in Tel Aviv, but apparently they were going to set up fake disaster season so emergency crews could practice. Welcome to Israel! At least we know the practice to stay sharp.

Parking in Israel is insane. I love how some people, who cant find the space they are looking for then decide to just pull up on the curb. If your car doesn't fit the parallel spot, park it on an angle with your tires on the sidewalk, obviously. I dear someone to try that in the states and see how long your car will last. (but I'm not paying anyone's bills or tickets)

I ate an egg and avocado sandwich today. Its like egg salad, but diced eggs with avocado. It was interesting, but I liked it.

Daniel made me try tartare (raw beef) and bone marrow last night. It was flavorful, but not something I need to eat again.  

Here are some more pic's and 2 shot's of Daniel's pad.

Pic 1 - Jerusalem Market

Pic 2 - Dome of the Rock

Pic 3 & 4 - Daniels apartment

I guess that's all for now. Talk to you later. Peace