Israel

On our trip to Israel, we flew on an Israeli airline called EL AL. Our first meal had pasta, chicken, pita bread (delicious!), grapes, potato chips, a slice of chocolate cake, and a drink. 

After fifteen hours on the airplane, we landed in Israel.  As soon as the airplane touched the ground, almost everyone in the plane shouted and clapped.  Was it because our airplane stayed safe (and in the air) throughout the whole flight?

We went through the customs, got our three tiny luggage (each less than 2 feet tall and 1 foot wide) from the baggage claim, and exited the airport. 

The ride to the apartment where we would be staying was quite long.  However, I happened to be sitting next to my brother, who is both a very good comedian and a very good storyteller.  For the whole ride I sat listening to his entertaining story of animals (deer, cows, horses, skunks, and rabbits).

At last, we arrived at our apartment building.  We thanked the driver, paid 384 NIS (for 6 of us), took our luggage, climbed up the stairs, and, of course, entered our apartment.

Our apartment is very nice, and a lot better than we imagined.  We are blessed to be able to stay in such a nice place.  Since this apartment is kosher, we have two separate sinks, one for meat and one for milk (Exodus 23:19b says, "You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk." This was interpreted as "Don't eat meat with milk.")

The right sink is for meals eaten with meat, and the left sink is for milk. 

There is even a high chair!

Street view once you step out of the apartment building (night).

Up the stairs.

Exiting the building.

My sister's bunny on our bunk bed.

The hallway (from the living room).  The first door on the left is our bedroom.  The next one is the bathroom, and the farthest door is my parent's bedroom.