A Day with Smithies

Today, I got to spend the day with a Smith friend.  It was great!  We met up and went to the German Colony for lunch with Mark and checked out the bottom of the Baha'i Gardens.  Then we went up to Mercaza Carmel and walked the Louis Promenade and checked out the very top of the Gardens.  After that we went to a beer fest at my favorite bar, the Bear.  My Smith friend is currently doing an archeological dip up in the north of Israel near the Lebanon border.  She's coming to Haifa University in the fall.  It was great to show her around the city and help her get a taste of my favorite places in Haifa.  I can only hope that when she gets here for the year in October she likes Israel as much as I do!