On Wednesday we explored other areas in and around Tel Aviv including Jaffa Port, Rothschild Boulevard and Shuk HaKarmel.
Marti & Jeffrey in front of an Eastern food store in Shuk HaKarmel.
The name of the store is "balagan" which became Marti & Jeffrey's new favorite Hebrew word (see below).
The big surprise of the visit was that this morning (Wednesday) all the transportation unions in Israel went on strike. What this means practically is that at the moment Marti and Jeffrey may be stuck in Israel. All borders are closed and the airport is not open. Their flight is 10:30 AM on 11-30-06 so perhaps by then the strike will be concluded...we shall see.
After spending 24 hours trying to get out of Israel the word "balagan" took on a very real meaning. Simply, balagan means "a mess" more specifically it means what Ben Gurion Airport looks like the day after a strike of the transportation union ends and their are thousands of travelers trying to get on the first plane out of the country!
We are happy to report that Marti and Jeffrey were only stuck in Israel one extra day and arrived back in NYC safe and sound!
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