Have passport, will travel: A day of rest

A day of rest 1/2

Today wasn’t much of a day. I woke up early from all of the noise in the hostel. Most of the night was with interrupted sleep because of hearing people talk in their sleep in German and constant tossing and turning. I finally gave up around 7:30AM. I did a quick tour of Akko again taking in the stillness of the city at this hour and then decided it was time to head out. I got on the road to Haifa and made my way into the Carmel Center. By this time I was starving for breakfast and found a recommended cafe thanks to the Lonely Planet.

A quiet Haifa in the morning (except for my hostel).

I love the sea in the morning.

I had good intentions of walking around the city, but it was cold and I was tired. Instead I enjoyed the comfort of the Greg Cafe, the free wifi, and took advantage of their hospitality. While camping out there for the day I watched a mom and son color and play at a table next to me. I thought about how much I miss coloring, painting....being five. Later, I met a man from Denmark who spends part of his time here visiting his partner. He was quite interested to get my perspective on life in Israel and the current events in the US. He also started recruiting me to come live and practice medicine here. He wanted my information to pass along to his family members here who apparently were all doctors in Tel Aviv and would be eager to show me around for the day. I obliged and gave him my digits. Who knows? The pay isn’t as good as the US but the quality of life might make up for that.

After some time I walked to the Baha’i gardens. They were quite beautiful but the access was limited so I really only got to see them from above but that was enough for me. I decided to enact my plan Jlem part 2 and hopped in the car to make the journey.