Haifa here we come!

Just a quick post from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv while we are waiting to go to Haifa in about an hour's time. We left Turkey with mixed feelings, especially after spending a wonderful evening yesterday with the family who runs the hotel we stayed at. They invited us to join them for dinner and we ate and talked together for a few hours well into the night. As always, meeting and talking to the 'locals' always gives you a greater understanding and appreciation for a country and an insight into the daily lives of people. We quizzed them about everything we could think of, from the cost of housing to cuisine, all interspersed with numerous cups of tea (called 'cay', but pronounced 'chai', as in India), which were refilled instantly the moment they ran dry!

But now, we are just moments away from an experience that we have been waiting for with great anticipation for a long time now...our excitement has only increased since being in Istanbul and Edirne where we had the privilege of visiting some of the houses where Baha'u'llah actually stayed when He was in this region. It is still quite fascinating to think that there is so much of history that is within the grasp of Baha'is.

That's all for now!