Anyone who feels comfortable and welcome and does not have to put on airs and graces for the benefit of their hosts should sleep very well. Ergo, that is exactly how i feel here and therefore slept very very well. I wish everyone could have what i have ... true friends who accept me just as i am and who let me 'just be'. true friends with whom i am so comfortable they make every day special. (and so uncomplicated).

So day 1 was spent quietly at home. but not all that quietly when the three skypes were open.

And after that good night's sleep there was today to look forward to.

Zo took me to meet Sh L for coffee. after an exchange of photos and family news we shared travel experiences and suddenly a voice called my name! and there was Merle - it couldnt have happened any where else in the world. In Israel, it happens all the time.

And the coffee break turned into lunch and still we chatted till it was time for buses. Again my tentative attempt at being a bit adventurous was foiled. one phone call to check in and say that i was on my way and my trusty chaffeur and navigator arrived to pick me up for a guided tour of Hertzlia etc and north Tel Aviv. Highlight - The Agam Building - a true work of art and architectural beauty.

The Agam Building

And now for my daily dose of the interenet....