We stayed in Tel Aviv last night at an amazing boutique hotel called Hotel Sadot. We were tired, as it was 1am and we’d almost stayed up for 35+ hours during travel to avoid jet lag (thanks Rich for the advice). We were exhausted but hungry because the awesome juice box we got on our 45 minute flight from Amman to Tel Aviv wasn’t enough.

If you look closely, Shane spilled a bit of apple juice due to how exciting the contents of the magazine were (or juice boxes spill).

So we grabbed a couple biscuits from the free snack bar and a glass of lemonade. I was able to FaceTime the girls (thanks Steve Jobs). We then slept, hoping to sleep until the morning. The beds were super comfortable and we both slept past 10. We ate a sweet complimentary breakfast and got ready for the day. Seriously, Hotel Sadot is amazing!

We got a non-complimentary taxi back to the airport. We tried bargaining to get him to take us right to Jerusalem, but couldn’t agree on a price. At the airport, we got in a sherut (taxi) to Jerusalem and were amazed to find that Trump is helping even the economy here! 

That bumper sticker says “Trump” and I’m not sure if it was licensed by him, but someone made the money!

We then drove to Jerusalem and here’s a couple pictures from the sherut:

We got to the Jaffa Gate. Here’s the wall leading to it:

And then right to our hotel.

We explored the markets in the Old City for a bit and are now back at the hotel for a bit before dinner. Thanks if you helped make this trip possible – it is a dream come true and surreal to be here!!

This is a panoramic photo of Jaffa Gate.This is Jaffa Gate.

Girls, I’m going to see if I can bring a cat home.Heidi, cool door to a residence in old city.Iron plated door to Tower of David.Tower of David, built centuries after David lived. That’s still old.Inside Jaffa Gate.