Weekend in Be'er Sheva
Trip Start
Aug 29, 2011
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Trip End
Oct 02, 2011
Be'er Sheva, Southern District, Israel
Saturday, September 17, 2011
We also spent a lot of time playing with Marley, their dog. On one walk with Marley, I noticed that the park had lots of trees that were dropping some sort of fruits onto the ground. Mirit informed me that those were dates. I don't think I had ever seen fresh dates before as we really can only get the dried ones in the states. If the trees weren't so high, I might have been inclined to climb one just to try one. (The thought of picking one up of the ground in a dog park didn't really excite me.)
In other foodie news, I discovered the Israeli Wegmans this weekend. There is a Russian grocery chain that carries all sorts of non-kosher meats and cheeses, as well as international foods of all kinds. They had the bulk bins containing exciting spices, and whole area of delicious-looking prepared foods. I was very excited, as I often get at grocery stores with exotic ingredients.
I was also excited to go to an art fair that they were holding in a nearby town. The various artists that were participating ranged from painters to mosaic-makers, and glass-blowers to seamstresses. There was also a lot of jewelry there. I found the perfect gift for my grandmother- a hand-carved wine stopper that was big enough for less-agile hands to work easily.
I ended the weekend glad that I went to Be'er Sheva, and feeling very much like a direct member of the family.
