Well, my judging trip to Israel was a riot. Firstly, it took them 3 years to get me to agree to go...I was sure I'd be blown up or something. Finally I accepted and then they said "what will we do with that shiksa for a week" and cancelled the invite. Then the officers of the club changed and they started inviting me again...and 2 years later, I went........ The best falafel stand in all of Tel Aviv has been there for three generations of people...thru wars and bombs and all. It's in a really bad part of town, but that's where we went...(my guides, or escorts, were two brothers who had to be the handsomest men in the country)...and the three of us stood there at the edge of a bicycle path eating falafel as fast as we could, so we could get more of them...ha ha...with tahini sauce dripping down our chins..... hmmm. The falafel and the Diamond Center were the things I enjoyed most...well, them and the Elvis Presley Museum, which is on the way to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv........ Not bad for a Catholic kid, huh? Peggy > > i did my undergrad work at the university of california, santa > barbara and lived in the infamous town of isla vista. there ws this > weird, leftover hippie falafel stand - they were the BEST and > absolutely huge. never had another like it. > > Diane Strasser > Silstra German Shepherds > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================