Leaving Nahariya

The time for my stay in Nahariya had come to an end.  We had to be out by Wednesday at 2.  I had my coffee and a light breakfast on the balcony, watching the early morning light reflecting off the waves and seeing the tayelet come to life with its joggers, walkers, and dog walkers. 

I finished folding the last of my laundry and trying to fit everything in a suitcase or bag and once I had most things packed away, I decided it was my turn to walk the tayelet one last time.  I did some walking, spent a little time in the water, recorded some final views of Nahariya, and then headed back home for a quick shower.

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By this time, Orli was showing signs of life.  We finished off as much of the remcaseaining food as we could, packed some of it to go and looked at how much stuff we had to transport.  I had swapped out suitcases with my son Ari and instead of an enormous blue bag, I had a large yellow bag.  A large yellow bag filled with enough pumpkin seeds to ransom a mid-level potentate.  I also had a backpack  and a carry-on bag.  Orli had a large suitcase, a medium sized suitcase, and a backpack and we had some food to carry with us.  I agreed with Orli, pay a little more and take a taxi to Haifa.  It was just too much to maneuver on and off a train.

Our cab arrived at 2.  It took a few trips to take everything downstairs for the cab and then we were off to Haifa.  Haifa is only about a 40 minute drive, so we were soon at our hotel for the last few days of our trip. 

Now I picked the hotel online, by looking at what would be close to a bus line that could take us to Nahalal and would be affordable.  I really lucked out.  The City Port is in the German Colony, a stone’s throw from the Bahai Gardens, with plenty of restaurants along the same road. It’s also a beautiful small hotel. I had originally asked for a room with two twin beds. I received a phone call offering me a second room at half price if I wanted instead. I said we’d take a look at the rooms and decide then. The rooms were beautiful, but small, so we opted for the second room.

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The view from the hotel was also beautiful, looking almost directly across the street, I could see the Bahai Gardens and at the base of the street was the port. Beneath it, was a synagogue that had closed 20 years earlier.

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I wandered around the area for a while, while Orli rested. Then we went out in search of dinner. Orli wanted sushi (Orli always wants sushi) , but I was more in the mood for some other type of fish. I found a spot where we could both be happy.

At Dream Nemo, just down the street from the Hotel, Orli could get sushi and I could get fish. Orli.ordered a sushi sandwich with salmon in between 2 layers of rice and I got a sea bream (Denis fish) cooked whole with sautéed vegetables and boiled small potatoes. Both were excellent.

I wanted something sweet, but Orli wasn’t as sure. We walked down the street to La Goffre Ice Cream. Orli didn’t like the dairy free selection, but I wanted to try the salted caramel. It was very good. We headed back to the hotel at the end of a very busy day.