6/7/2016:
- Today the big thing on our agenda was to go to Mt Carmel National Park and a Kosher McDonald's for lunch and my Rosh Chodesh gift of not having to cook (a tradition in our house).
- The Carmel Forest National Park was was beautiful. We saw an amazing view of mountains and the sea at the same time. A cute chubby beagle/corgy looking dog came up to us. He was super friendly. Chana is crazy about dog and wants to pet and take home every dog she sees so she was beside herself. Both kids were extra excited when he decided to follow us the whole way. This is the part of "adventure" I actually like. The nice kind of surprises. The kids and I wanted to take him home with us, but we knew we couldn't and also he had a collar so he probably belonged to someone. We also saw some beautiful purple wild flowers that were neat because they were as tall as the kids(and I have tall little ones).
Unfavorable adventure:
- It was not easy to find the Forest part the National Park.
- Next we headed off to the University of Haifa because there is a kosher McDonald's in it, but by the time we got there the security wouldn't let us in because we were not students. Apparently you have to be a student to be able to park or eat at McDonald's. So...on to plan B.
- Plan B was to find another McDonald's or another burger pace. We couldn't find parking for another McDonald's that we knew was kosher for sure. Thank G-d for our phones, google maps, and the internet. We found another kosher burger place, but it wasn't open until 11:45. (It was 10:30 at the time, not sure what we were thinking). We were about to give up and go home, until I came across another Kosher McDonald's in the Rambam hospital and was 17 minutes away. So with a hope and a prayer we headed that way.
- Parking at the Rambam hospital was a nightmare. First in the parking garage there was no parking, and it took us forever to even find where you go up and down. By this time we had almost been driving around for 2 hrs with 2 little kids in the back seat who were bickering at each other. We just left the parking garage and I was about to give up, but we found a place to park on the opposite side of the hospital and eventually got in.
Favorable Adventure:
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- There was also a Kosher Schwarma place which looked more up my alley since while I think it's great there is a Kosher McDonald's, I was in the mood for some real food with more veggies. So I went to the Schwarma place since I had been craving one, while Stephan and the kids went to McDonald's. I figured I could at least have a bite of some of Stephan's to see how Kosher McDonald's measures up to the real thing. Turns out, it tastes the same (minus the cheese). By the way, why don't other places adopt similar "happy meals?" They are genius and must be one of the main reasons why McDonald's is still in business. Affordable kids meal that comes in a cute take home box and a toy. What kid wouldn't love that? Oh and the Schwarma was delicious.
- Lastly, packing our things for Yerushalayim tomorrow! :)
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