Well I am "in-country." I am taking some time to get adjusted. The Hebrew language works differently and goes left to right, so when I logged on to post this blog I had to make the correct changes! What fun.
I was one of the "chosen people" for the intense security searches. What this meant was that I had to leave everything including my carry-on and return an hour and half later to the check in counter. At that point they checked out my shoes with the sniffer, and escorted a group of us to the gate personally and put us directly on the plane. All went well.
The fight itself was a new experience for me. I was told to take a blanket which was packed into my check luggage, but that turned out not to be a problem because the airline provide one without charge. I watch a couple of movies as I drifted in and out of sleep. We arrived about 5pm local time which meant it was about 8 AM my time. I noticed that we left in the dark and we arrived in the dark. The up-side about having the extra security was that my bags were the first off the plane. =0)
Some of us have already walked around to get our bodies adjusted to the time change. There was a rain storm that concluded when we landed and so it is a bit wet outside. Also the wind is really blowing and so it feels a bit like home. The Mediterranean sea is one block away from the hotel, however it is about 9pm local time and dark. The waves are really pounding the shore.
Talk to you soon. We start the "tour in the am."
Did you wear yor collar? Maybe you would look less like a terriorist if you did. I'm glad that your this arrived with you. This is fun it almost feels like I,m on the trip with you. Its good the girls can see what you are doing.
ReplyDelete