Purim! (Evening of March 13th to afternoon of March 14th)

Purim was a blast. Mariele and I started to welcome in Purim at school. There was dressing up and drinking and musical and comic performances.

Alon joined us as Mariele and I migrated to a friend's party in Jerusalem. Everyone was in costumes (I went as a married ultra orthodox woman and Mariele went "white trash"). The party was fantastic, and a classic way to celebrate Purim.

The next morning, we drove to Tel Aviv to participate in the street carnival there.

After wandering around the carnival, we walked down to the beach. Mariele and I ate at a beach-side cafe and enjoyed the sun. Towards the evening, we walked to the Tel Aviv market, Shuk Ha Carmel, and shopped in a large crafts festival in the "trendy district" of Tel Aviv. From there, we walked to the ancient city of Yaffo to see the old street and buildings and look at the view of a lighted Tel Aviv.

We met Alon again in Ra'anana and hung out with some friends there.
Wednesday morning, Mariele and I were back in Jerusalem, renting a car. But that is for the next blog.

I will post pictures of all of this once this site lets me.