Tel Aviv!

Today mom, Ellen, and I went into Tel Aviv today. My dad would've come with us but he was at a meeting. We used the bus system to get into Tel Aviv today. The bus rides went smoothly and we met this nice gentleman named Ariel. Ariel lives in Argentina but is visiting his family here for a month. Once we arrived in Tel Aviv we wanted to take Ellen to our favorite places from when we were in Tel Aviv four weeks ago. First we wanted to go to the Sheraton because it is a really nice hotel and they have good apples. The word in Hebrew for apple is "tapuach." While we were trying to get to the Sheraton we sort of got disoriented and ended up going out of our way North and sort of walked in circles. While we were wandering aimlessly, we saw this frozen yogurt store. Because we knew that we wanted to have gelato at my favorite gelato store later in the day, we all split a small frozen yogurt with mango, pomegranate seeds, coconut, and diced caramelized pecans. It was very good and the yogurt wasn't too icy. Frozen yogurt is often to icy, which makes it not so tasty. Once we finished our frozen yogurt and got oriented, we decided to walk to Maganda, a restaurant that is supposedly excellent. (My dad went there with work people and said it was fabulous.) Maganda was a good 30-45min walk away from the frozen yogurt restaurant so we started walking right away because it was already 11:15am or so. As soon as we sat down the waiter brought us a basket of fresh and fluffy pita bread, olives and pickles. It was very delicious. But from the menu, we ordered hummus, baba ganoush, and falafel. The hummus was fabulous; on top of it was fresh olive oil and tahini. It was definitely some of the best hummus we have had. I don't like baba ganoush so I couldn't tell you how that was. However, the falafel was amazing. The outside of it was crispy and topped with sesame seeds, and the inside was hot, fresh, and had some delicious seasonings as well. Maganda was definitely a plus. After lunch, we walked to Dizengoff Center. The big mall in Tel Aviv. As we were walking through the mall we met Shay Rozolyo. A nice young man, who works in Dizengoff Center. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and talking to Shay. Once we were done in Dizengoff Center we walked to the Sheraton. It was good being there again. After the Sheraton we walked to Gelato Ice, the gelato place I love in Tel Aviv. It was just as good this time as it was every other time. I got Oreo and Ferrero Rocher. Yum! The sprinkles that they put on aren't like the sprinkles in America. The sprinkles at Gelato Ice are round and very crunchy. They are so delicious. Today was a super fun day!