(Charles) Our flight to Paris seemed to go fairly quickly for the almost nine hour flight. Mark and I both cat-napped but really not much sleep for the overnight flight. Charles de Gaulle airport is a very large complex but we had no problem getting to our connecting gate. However, there was a last minute aircraft change so we had to ride a bus to actually get on our plane. It was a virtually full flight and felt something like a cattle car.
We have received word that Randy has been successful in getting a new passport and as of this writing are confident that he is well on his way to joining us in Israel.
We have received word that Randy has been successful in getting a new passport and as of this writing are confident that he is well on his way to joining us in Israel.
As usual we got in the slow lane to get through Passport Control. After visiting an ATM at the airport to get Israeli Shekels we rode a taxi to or hotel overlooking the Mediterranean and with a very good view of Joppa of biblical fame. It is a combination of old and new with most of the old city of Joppa having been rebuilt after Napolean failed in his attempt to gain the Holy Land for France.
The pcture isn't great but is from our hotel with Joppa in the background. The light building is a large Catholic church.
The first thing on the agenda was to visit a walk up stand offering one of our favorites, a falafel sandwich. (Can we assume that is the cook smiling and standing with Mark? Charlene)
The big event for the day was the surprise that I had planned for the boys. After an introduction to the segway we rode along the Mediterranean to Joppa Port. Including the introduction to the segway we rode for about an hour and a half including Joppa.
I caught a curb and fell down twisting my right ankle fairly severely but am praying that I won't slow the boys down on their quest to see as much of the Holy Land as possible.
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