Some Pics from the Weekend
Last Thursday night, my group, Et Al, had a gig up north in Kiryat Tivon, a gorgeous suburb of Haifa.
The gig went fantastically—I think it was our best one yet. I spent the night at my friend Joanna’s, and early Friday afternoon, we headed to Mifgash ha-Steak, an excellent, reasonably-priced kosher grill restaurant in Herzliya’s hi-tech zone, for lunch.
We ordered Middle Eastern salads for appetizers. I’m sorry I forgot to take pictures of them when they arrived. They were varied, colorful and delicious. I didn’t count how many of them there were, but there were a lot. We had great fun sampling each one.
And then came the meal we had ordered: the mixed grill for two.
![Meat meal](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_unhKb6QWZ1bJYpJgALHSvfI4QmIwrnPHjcRm1RCjKcNv4sle79QOxXC2gBYvnwqMAQCeJrDw2hNdcF073ahiAw-aTfFL6OHq1JqIqpfrks3YsGNY9QvBoYjF_ZNiGTglA=s0-d)
It was heavenly. We couldn’t finish it. The only suggestion that I would make to the management would be to include two lamb chops instead of one, since it’s not easy to split one lamb chop between two people. I can᾿t imagine that it would increase the cost by all that much, and I’d be willing to pay it.
Then came dessert. I usually don’t order dessert when I eat out, but this time I did. I asked for one scoop of raspberry sorbet and ordered Turkish coffee, which is said to aid digestion. By the end of this meal, I needed all the help I could get!
![End of the meal](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sIEy7xF-B7jmKZgH8U6yglZhFnP7nFA-PdPE3EPKyQqFmTIyZKgOuia0Fb0LjjByLASHc8AtIHP80HPp6ApDkuWAPyf6-RSsQhjyS8J4NRcwo11fG5a2jDiPhlZraMFg=s0-d)
Then, we drove to the nearby marina to get a look at the sea and the boats. This boat appears to be a navy vessel:
![Military boat](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_swrTBbwwrgNgeDxRGwSmJC0VEXkUDyFYMv8y6-AhMi2MLjDPPc-LPqKFkzOXkXI6_Dqjb6HnpaJ_IC5b8pW1o6DNAF5V8vjVqZ2vP1Trs7paPZiFKxdbbEv4mu3UEARIU=s0-d)
Then we saw something a bit more connected to land: a magnificent, gleaming Harley-Davidson motorcycle:
![A Harley at the marina](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_udTZlEgU5PX4koiTtJwAd3rs2KAWBoyHa3NFZYtdMLWQ3FtKJyq4yP9TH90ZC46gp-XeUs9X3UlDJdbb1qJUVWcwNiAsXfCiHj2FEXhEb3_P8AnRy9FJH72sxOYJZcW14=s0-d)
At home, I was greeted by a praying mantis resting on a newspaper that was sticking out of a mail slot:
![Praying mantis](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ud-LxFh8PEw5ejYg9OrMLxLEnf64v-CSqrAAFSicldfjeA6CnrTDkVBf6GYwcj_UVeMKzEKp9xqFIjRiSaRwgAy2VeoDYMGtoachYgg5QE7B-CQ4ub4o_bopXI3sAxQxU=s0-d)
Then it was back home for Shabbat and rest. In all, an excellent weekend.