Today

Today after work/lunch, Jake, Zev, and I decided to sample 3 cafes on our way home.  The first was a local joint, my favorite of the 3, where they served local tea (w/the mandatory 1/2 in. of sugar in the bottom) for 1/18 of $1 USD (7 cents or so).  The 2nd stop was a cafe built into a hillside overlooking our small section of the city which was nice and quiet, and a great place to observed the slow but steady pace of life here.  The final cafe was a chic, pink, modern cafe near our hotel that served a variety of cakes, teas, juices, and cookies.  The sub-par tiramisu was over-priced and the ambiance felt a little too much like imitation America.  Tonight is another small shabbat at rick's and then sleep before an anticipated very busy morning tomorrow.