Reading and Roaming
SNATCHES OF ISRAEL The Chief Penguin and I were last in Israel in 1999, and then only in Jerusalem. He had been several times before and to Haifa and Tel-Aviv. The trip was for a library conference for me and he was the accompanying spouse. For my librarian friends, it was the annual IFLA (International Federation of Library …
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PYRAMIDS Today was the day to go back in time, way back, as they say. We were picked up promptly at 8:00 am by the same exuberant guide as yesterday, Mercedes, and her skillful driver Lalo. The Chief Penguin had not met them yesterday and Mercedes was so delighted to see him, she practically embraced …
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DINING OUT The breakfast menu at our hotel is a straightforward one built around eggs. Eggs Mexican style, scrambled eggs with various add-ones, a variety of omelet choices, and chilaquiles, pieces of fried tortilla cooked in red sauce and topped with cheese and often eggs or chicken. All the egg dishes come with a side …
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ARRIVING IN MEXICO On Thursday we were up at 4:15 to get to SRQ for our 7:30 am Atlanta flight and then on to Mexico City. Relatively smooth flights with no delays, even arrived early. The immigration line was quite long, but kept moving and after half an hour we had been admitted to Mexico. …
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