Odds and Ends

On one day (I think the 14th) we got a parking ticket. We didn't know the protocol but apparently, blue and white color on the street means parking is permitted but sometimes there is a kiosk at which you buy time, get a receipt and put it inside the car on the dashboard. We didn't. Beth said she would pay but I was worried we would be charged twice. The rental car place said they (Avis) would pay the ticket and bill our credit card.


Another interesting item is that on the 17th we went to a Sephardic minyon near our apartment and at the post Shaharit kiddush, there was Carlsberg beer available. This was the first time I can remember having beer at a kiddush.


Of course its also interesting since Carlsberg is a European product, not from any Sephardi countries. The rest of the kiddush was a fusion of Ashkenaz and Sephardi food, some herring and spiced vegetables and some cholent.



We swam in the Mediterranean three different days. These were the 15th, 18th and 19th. The water was warm (almost 80F) and the air temperature was in the 80s or 90sF. On the 18th there were some decent sized waves, otherwise there weren't.