A really nice day
With the temperatures in the 90’s (Fahrenheit, of course) it looked like today was going to be a wasted vacation day. We went this morning to the mall and bought the girls their summer sandals. (The little girl got just the sparkly ones that she wanted.) We had to take a taxi home because it was too hot to even think of walking.
At around six, we decided to go out to dinner and maybe to see the fireworks in the old city. We walked from Emek Refaim, to the park near the old Train Station. (I don’t know the name…by the windmill.)
Ron left us to go to a concert, and it was already after 7 PM. We could see a bit of the light show on the walls of the old city, but not the fireworks we were waiting for. So, we (me and two girls on foot and the baby in her stroller) started walking back, knowing that the traffic would be a nightmare. About 3/4 of the way down Derech Beit Lechem. the fireworks started. We managed to see most of it without having to hear the loud booms that go with fireworks. The girls loved it!
They walked all the way back to the intersection by the Tayelet, where we caught the bus. I was so proud of my girls. Normally evenings and walking make at least the littler one grumpy, but I had no complaints.
We got home, and they went straight to bed. How lovely.
Note: I apologize for the lack of explanation of locations. Lets just say they did a large amount of walking for little girls (in brand new sandals).
