A weekend with friends

A lovely weekend is coming to its end. Friday evening, we went out for dinner together with some friends. Bryan, Cham, Paz and Sebastien joined us at the tapas restaurant Sol in west Jerusalem. Afterwards, we had a drink at the arty record/book café-cum-bar Uganda, where Anna joined the ranks.

Saturday, Femke and me walked a bit in the Old City, then had a lunch at Amigo Emil, a restaurant in the Christian part we have not tried before. Their kebab Haleb (kebab from Aleppo) was spicy in a nice way. Afterwards, we spotted a beautiful wooden chest with intarsia that we might go and by on Monday. I think it will compliment our Syrian table, and it will definitely be a souvenir from our Jerusalem time that we will bring with us through life.
In the afternoon I met Fredrik, Michelle and Anna at the Cinemateque to see the very dark and violent (but still beautiful) film Pan’s labyrinth.

Today, we had a slow start, reading the newspaper in bed, then driving to Abu Gosh for brunch and milkshake at the Elvis restaurant together with Anna. They have lovely milkshake there, but the hamburger could be better. Afterwards, we took a refreshing walk in the lush green forest around the old road to Jerusalem, crossing the Jerusalem hills. Femke spotted some cute deers!

Femke and Anna in the forest

Cute flowers surrounded by lush grass in the forest

Eid milad said!

Yesterday was a slow day, but still a nice day. In the end, we drove to the Israeli Arab village of Abu Gosh to have lunch at the Elvis Diner there. They make incredible milk shakes and good hamburgers, and the interior design is cool – an American 50’s diner full of Elvis memorabilia.

This morning, Anders left for Sweden. It was great to have him here, we both appreciated him coming to see us, and I hope he enjoyed himself too.



In the afternoon, Femke and me went Christmas shopping in the old city. The Arab boy scouts had a Christmas market with all the things you need to make your home Chistmassy. We also found the funny record with the Lebanese classical star Fairuz singing traditional Christmas songs. Think Tannenbaum and jingle bells in Arabic.
Eid milad Said! (Merry Chistmas in Arabic).