This morning I woke up early, before my alarm went off. I got up to breakfast early so I could get the good cereal before it ran out, and it was sooo worth it. After that I went back to bed for a couple of hours until my group all got together and ready to go out into the Old City.
We mostly just wandered through, going to a lot of the same places and picking up last minute souvenirs and gifts here and there. We stopped at a lot of different shops along the way though that I had never been to, which was really fun. It's amazing to me that after all this time there is still so much of the city that I haven't experienced- I think it would take a lifetime to do it all.
One thing we did in the Old City that was really fun was that we stopped at a lot of little food places along our way and tried foods that we've never had before. I got a shawarma for the first time, and it was delicious. It's kind of like a falafel, except for instead of chickpeas at the bottom of the pita it's lamb. It's probably a good thing I didn't have one til today or I would have been eating them all summer. We also tried some sweets from a pastry shop, some lemonade with mint, and then later tonight I had this really good croissant with powdered sugar and almonds, and some roasted pecans. There's a lot of food here that's good, but nothing that I think I'll really miss a whole lot.
After shopping and snacking we went to the Dome of the Rock for the last time and took a couple more pictures. There were a few people from the JC who got to go inside with a tour guide from the UN, and it was sweet to see their pics since nobody really ever gets to go inside who's not a Muslim. We got some good pictures outside ourselves, and then we headed back to the Center.
After dinner a bunch of us went over into West Jeru to hang out one more time. Our taxi van had blue lights and a screen with music videos on it, so we had a dance party on the way there. On Ben Yehuda we got waffles and ice cream, and then we just wandered the neighborhood. We found this small park with a giant horse statue and a little ampitheater. So, of course, we took pictures on the horse and had a concert in the ampitheater. During my act a huge group of Jews came around the corner, and I got a lot of laughs and a lot of smiles, so I think they really enjoyed my performance. On the way back we saw this cute little boutique that was still open, and I bought a couple of really pretty scarves. We played on the street a little longer until our taxi got there, and then it was back to the JC for the night.
*The most exciting part of my day was finding out that I'm an auntie! I can't wait to meet my new little niece!
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