i am finally at my destination: jerusalem after two months of tedious boring-ness that consumed my life. no offense yang, carole, mark, caitlin, and amrita. anyways, i'm currently at jaffa gate hostel. at first from the reviews, i thought the hostel was going to be amazing. but it kind of isn't? but no matter. i'm sharing a room with three guys: czech, german, and a fellow american. me being a girl, it's kind of awkward. but alas it's only for two nights.
the flight here was interesting and very tiring. i believe the total flight time clocked in at a grand total of twelve hours. insane. however, the flight from boston to rome was not good at all. there was a tour group of annoying middle school kids who would not shut up. they occupied the middle section so their voices echoed around the cabin. the guy sitting in front of me was one of the tour leaders and also annoying; he sounded like a know-it-all. during beverage service, i was able to get white wine, which was pretty awesome and i got a little buzz from it. hah. the dinner was pretty good with some kind of roast chicken with veggies, a side of lasagna, a fruit cup, a PETITE salad, wedge of cheese and some crackers. during the descent to rome, the view was amazing. we flew over nice, france, which i never would have thought was that close to italy. the overview of rome didn't look fascinating. maybe because the airport is outside the city limits. the people i encountered in the airport looked fascinating. most of them wore flashy outfits that either looked well put together or just looked devastatingly ugly. quite a few had fur coats. ew. most appeared to be on the skinner side, affirming people's notion that america is indeed one of the fattest nations on earth. the flight to tel-aviv was uneventful.
when exiting the ben gurion airport, i was awashed by crowds of people and guys yelling at haifa?! or jerusalem?! these guys offer the really cheap taxi services called nesher. for 50 shekels a pop, it's not bad at all. the ride from tel-aviv to jerusalem was cool. israel seems to be a very brown place. everything is brown. i think the people and the signs are the only color in this place. it quickly changed from a desert terrain to a mountainous one and got cool pretty quickly. the nesher taxi chauffeured people to their hotels/hostels. jaffa gate is pretty intense. it's a huge fort with immense walls. inside the walls, i was dropped off and was immediately confronted by this old man who seems like he carts people's luggage in a wheelbarrow for a small fee. he was really nice and helpful. i was sketched out at first but that happens.
and that is how i am now on my hostel bed. i am in desperate need of food and a nice long hot shower.
shabbat tovah!
the flight here was interesting and very tiring. i believe the total flight time clocked in at a grand total of twelve hours. insane. however, the flight from boston to rome was not good at all. there was a tour group of annoying middle school kids who would not shut up. they occupied the middle section so their voices echoed around the cabin. the guy sitting in front of me was one of the tour leaders and also annoying; he sounded like a know-it-all. during beverage service, i was able to get white wine, which was pretty awesome and i got a little buzz from it. hah. the dinner was pretty good with some kind of roast chicken with veggies, a side of lasagna, a fruit cup, a PETITE salad, wedge of cheese and some crackers. during the descent to rome, the view was amazing. we flew over nice, france, which i never would have thought was that close to italy. the overview of rome didn't look fascinating. maybe because the airport is outside the city limits. the people i encountered in the airport looked fascinating. most of them wore flashy outfits that either looked well put together or just looked devastatingly ugly. quite a few had fur coats. ew. most appeared to be on the skinner side, affirming people's notion that america is indeed one of the fattest nations on earth. the flight to tel-aviv was uneventful.
when exiting the ben gurion airport, i was awashed by crowds of people and guys yelling at haifa?! or jerusalem?! these guys offer the really cheap taxi services called nesher. for 50 shekels a pop, it's not bad at all. the ride from tel-aviv to jerusalem was cool. israel seems to be a very brown place. everything is brown. i think the people and the signs are the only color in this place. it quickly changed from a desert terrain to a mountainous one and got cool pretty quickly. the nesher taxi chauffeured people to their hotels/hostels. jaffa gate is pretty intense. it's a huge fort with immense walls. inside the walls, i was dropped off and was immediately confronted by this old man who seems like he carts people's luggage in a wheelbarrow for a small fee. he was really nice and helpful. i was sketched out at first but that happens.
and that is how i am now on my hostel bed. i am in desperate need of food and a nice long hot shower.
shabbat tovah!
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