1st Shabbat

My cousin Susan picked me up on Friday mid-day and I met two of her kids and another. We went to the local bagel shop for lunch and I must say it was pretty good. We then went next door for ice cream. I had pistachio and it tasted so fresh, just like pistachios, what a concept huh? We then loaded up the van and headed for the hills, not beverly, but in the Shomron. I was mistaken we didn't go to Ariel, but towards Ariel (about half-way). Susan lives in Gnot Shomron and being in the West Bank was nothing like I expected. Yes I saw a checkpoint and a guard station at the entrance to the community, but other than that it looks just like a normal place where people live. Here are a few pics and a video of where I stayed:

Up the street

Down the Street

Park across the street

Video from the porch of Susan and Tsvi's house.

Susan and Tsvi were such wonderful hosts. Susan is a wonderful cook too. She loaded me up with various meat choices over Shabbat. We had ribs, steak, deli rolls, meatballs, taco salad and many side dishes. I didn't go away hungry or bored with the food choices.

This Shabbat was most welcome and needed after my first few days of running around. After Shabbat I returned home as Sunday morning I needed to travel to Jerusalem and I didn't want to drag my bag around.

So, thank you to Susan and Tsvi for a most wonderful first Shabbat in Israel.