November 15, 2013

The other day Paige and I realized that our semester abroad is coming to a quick end. This realization made us very sad so we decided we wanted to start doing and seeing a lot more. Last night we made a LONG list of things that we want to see and places we want to go. One of the things on the list was to walk around the Neve Tzedik area of Tel Aviv.

After class today, around 2pm, Paige and Alona and I decided to go to the Neve Tzedik area and walk around and have lunch there. We took a long cab ride to the southern part of Tel Aviv and ended up in the Neve Tzedik area. It was so nice and pretty and cute! Walking through this area, I felt like I was in old Europe and definitely not the Middle East. The streets were very narrow and there were shops in alleyways. There was also a ton of artwork and mosaics lining the streets and buildings. Alona, Paige, and I walked around and found a cute restaurant for lunch. It was called Suzana, and was a typical Iraqi café. It was fun to sit outside the café and watch people walking through the streets and animals running around. Strangely enough, we either saw a rooster or a chicken walking around the street and making noises. This was definitely not something you see everyday. After our delicious lunch, the three of us walked around the area and went into some cute boutiques and shops. The Neve Tzedik is known for its art galleries and vintage stores. It was a really cute area with a lot of nice stores and galleries. I want to come back soon, before I leave Israel.

Once we left the Neve Tzedik, we got stuck in a lot of traffic, on our way home. Although the Neve Tzedik is not that far away from the University of Tel Aviv, it took about forty five minutes to get home. Luckily, before we got in the cab we made the decision to set a price of sixty five shekels instead of using the meter. If we were to have used the meter, we would have had to pay probably pay a few hundred shekels L. Once we finally got back to school, I relaxed for a bit and then started to pack and get ready for this weekend. Tomorrow morning, well in five hours, at 7am, I am leaving for Eilat. It is a school trip and we are going down there for the weekend. I am so excited! I better go to bed so I can actually wake up in just a few hours. The next blog post you read will be me from Eilat!!!