Shabbat in Tel Aviv - no buses running, only the sheruts/cabs and streets are quiet. I headed for the Art Museum, found the impressive building, paid my fee and viewed many Impressionist and modern Israeli paintings, sculpures and installations. Tension and life! Accessible and challenging. Just before the museum closed, I bought a piece of cheesecake - and walking back to the hostel, stopped in a park to eat. It was like a fantasy: trees, flowers, blue sky, swifts darting high, pigeons, a pond: couples conversing, riding bikes, boys playing noisily with a ball,a toddler throwing pebbles into the water, a gentleman throwing bread to the carp and turtles, attendant with an elderly person in a wheelchair, a man pushing a stroller, and a couple that greeted me "Shabbat Shalom" and sat next to me on the bench. I think this was a view of the Good Life - like an interactive art installment.
I came back to my room, changed into my swimsuit and headed 2 blocks to the beach. The water was warmish and I could bob and relax - no big waves.
As I walked back into the hostel, the girl at the desk said I had a call from my son - "Hi Mom - let's get Clarissa on the phone and sing Happy Birthday to her!" which is what we did. About as close to a perfect day as I can imagine.
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Hope Pentecost was great for you.
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