We went to Tel Aviv yesterday with Ryan for Mark's 25th birthday. We were originally hoping to get there in time (things close for Shabbat) to see Tel Jaffo (archaeological site). However, the bus we took dropped us off at the train station instead of the central bus station, and the inner-city bus ride from there to Jaffo took longer than the ride from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. All that to say, we missed our stop, but it was too late by that time anyways, so we got off, Mark got a turkey shwarma, I got a cold Coke in a glass bottle (it's the best way to drink it - doesn't even compare to a can or plastic bottle), and we went to the beach just south of Jaffo.

After playing in the waves for a while, we packed up our stuff and walked north up the beach. There were lots of kids out enjoying themselves, fishing, running around - I was having fun taking pictures of all the fun they were having. I'm just a big kid myself.

We walked back into "town" and caught a bus to the central bus station, where we walked around for a while and tried (in vain) to find out where the Globus Theater was. Ryan was our Hebrew expert (once again), and we finally got a 144 (that's 411 here) operator to tell us the mall that it was located in. We took a sherut to Diezengoff Square, asked directions to the mall, and walked a number of kilometers to get there, but we made it in time for "The Bourne Ultimatum," which is what we wanted to see. Along the way, I was having fun taking pictures of all of the hilarious "Israeli signs" along the way. If any of you can interpret what that jean advertisement (?) is trying to say, I'll give you 5 shekels.