Herzliya

The four of us met in the dining room and had our extensive Daniel Herzliya breakfast buffet to start the day.  They didn't have any meat but it had almost everything else you could think of... eggs, fruit, yogurt, bread, cereal and some pretty awesome little pastries.  I found that these same little pastries could be found in the business center throughout the day.   The business center also had complimentary beer and wine.  Business was good there!

We all walked to PTC after breakfast.  It was around a 20 minute walk through a residential area of Herzliya before getting to the business area off Market street.  They had a nice spot there in Herzliya, just down the road a little past a new Apple store that recently opened.  And I thought the green space out in front of the office there, was inviting and very well done.

As badgeless PTC representatives, Stephanie and I were able to continue walking onto Arcaffe, a popular coffee location there in Herzliya, recommended by Mickey the night before.

Afterward we went back to work and study in the hotel.  For lunch we met at Yam 7 off the beach boardwalk.  Again the food there seemed very good.  The beach looked very inviting but I was still pretending to be working at that time.

Dinner that night was planned with Hila from PTC.  She picked us all up at the hotel and tok us to Sebastian's in Herzliya.  It was a very nice dinner.  Hela was so nice.  She told us some of her family's history, with her parents who lived in a kibbutz there. We seemed to hear a lot about kibbutz while we were there.  They were pointed out to us by our guide, while on the road, a few different times. Everybody wanted to talk about the kibbutz because if nothing else, it's kinda fun to say.  The word "kibbutz" means group in Hebrew.  It's like a democratic community, where a smaller group of people live and work together. It's like a commune, that we sometimes associate with hippies of the 60s, in that they are attempting to be an economically and socially independent society.   But I don't think these are Hebrew hippies. These folks are said to have played a crucial role in the idealism and development of the State of Israel.  There seemed to be a real sense of romanticism almost, whenever anyone there talked about the kibbutz.  Hila seemed very proud of her parents being an early part of that kibbutz movement.  And we came to know that Israelis are very proud of the State of Israel. It hasn't been an easy road to get there and they certainly should be proud.  It was really great to be able to meet her and hear her family's story.

Again some really good entrees, deserts and wine from the Judean Hills!