Saturday in Jaffa

How cool is it to be able to wander around an ancient city
and be able to call it home?

And what makes old Jaffa special is that it is still a living city.

People live there, and work there.

It isn't just a place for tourists
gazing and wondering what life must have been like there

Admittedly, the majority of it's residents are artists or retirees.
But that just adds to the atmosphere.

And it means that it is also an open-air art gallery, with the walls hung with everchanging displays, permanent pieces and objets d'arts lurking in the many corners the labyrinth of alleyways makes. It is easy to discover something new, interesting or just beautiful there

And after a day spent in the open air, it is a lovely treat to go to the boardwalk and the delicious food at Manta Ray... my favourite restaurant.

Tzatziki with tempura eggplant

Grey mullet marinated with red onions and sumach

The Mixxxed Black Pot

Decadent Crunchy Chocolate
The best dessert in the entire universe...

Dark and milk chocolate ganache on a carmelized graham cracker
with date & whisky icecream

Exactly what the name says...

And thank you for those who told me I'd lit my candles wrong...
Tonight I did it correctly...

There is a first time for everything,
and last night was my first time ever to light Channukah candles!