Waitng for the Rest of the Gang

Right now I am trying to beat the clock. I am trying to get this post in before my 24 hours ($20) online access expires. So here goes. Other than losing my wallet the day was a brilliant success. We started out eating this amazing breakfast at the Dan Panorama. I should really take pictures of the food tomorrow morning. There was literally everything from soup to nuts. Eggs cooked how you like them, several varieties of cold fish including pickled herring, cheeses, hard and soft, breads, sweets, salads, olives, nuts, and other stuff I can't describe as well as can't remember. And we had company.

Then off to Ramle to see The Open House. As I mentioned before I did not connect with the founder, Dahlia Landau but decided to go anyway. We caught the train at the Haganah Station for a supposedly 15 minutes train ride. And it would have been if we had gotten on the right train. We ended up in Modiim and then took a bus from Moddiim to Ramle and a cab to the house. We got there as it was closing but we got to see the building. Notice Bonnie below pointing at the remnants of the original Lemon Tree.

We hurried back to Telaviv but the flight from NY for the was delayed about 2 hours on the runway due to faulty bathrooms on the plane. With 400 people on the plane is was probably prudent to fix the toilets prior to take off but one would think that they would have figured out the problem before leaving the gate. The group finally joined us around 7 PM at the LGBTQ Center in Meir Park. Our folks and members of the IGY (Israel Gay Youth) talked for a while, introduced ourselves and then ate a wonderful meal as their guests. It was heartening to hear first hand what this group is doing for the young LGBTQ in the area. From one young man's comments we knew that he life was changed for the good after he hooked up with the group. I am sure that as we thought about his words (after we ate) we were warmed and hopeful. It is nice to be hopeful about something these days.

Well, time is running out so 10-4 (I always wanted to say that).

Shalom, Yeilah tov chaverium v'chaverot, l'hitraot.