Having Mom and Dad visit was great not just because we got to see them, but also because they let us take off for a quick 24 hour vacation in Tel Aviv (Dec 4th). Dena and I stayed at the Rennaisance Hotel on the beach. In the evening we walked to Jaffa, had a snack at Abulaffia's, and then walked back to each at a cafe on the tayelet. In the morning we had a great Israeli style breakfast at the hotel looking out over the mediterrenean ocean. Absolutely beautiful.
After leaving the hotel we drove to the Yarkon Park (as Dani and I had done), and biked the Yarkon, only this time we explored much further off road making it all the way to Hod Hasharon before turning back. Along the way we passed by the Zoo at the Yarkon park, almost ran over some geese on the path, and biked through acres and acres of oranges and grapefruit orchards. Finally we returned to have lunch on Rechov Habarzel near Atidim. There Dena decided that we should ditch the Prius and get a SMART car. They're really cute! Small is beautiful.
