We are now back from our trip to Israel and we are getting accustomed to being at home. Since I haven’t gone through my photos yet and it’s always hard to start a new vacation recap, I figured I’d start with a trip by the numbers post. We left for the trip on May 29 and arrived home on June 19.
Flight Legs Taken:
KC to Atlanta, Atlanta to Paris, Paris to Tel Aviv; Tel Aviv to NYC, NYC to KC = 5.
Airports Traveled Through:
6, because in NY on the way home we arrived at JFK but left from LaGuardia.
Days Gabbie Was There Before We Arrived:
9
Days Gabbie Stayed After We Left:
2
Places I Slept:
Dave’s sister’s house in Israel, the hospital, a hotel, Dave’s other sister’s house in NJ.
Bones Broken on Day 1 of the Trip:
2 – my tibia and fibula, aka my ankle.
Days We Had To Add On To The Trip To Get a Seat With More Legroom on the Flight Home:
4
Times We Ate at the Same Restaurant:
3, including the first night when I could still walk, and the last night.
Times I Got Aroma Iced Coffee:
So many times.
Family Members Seen:
19
New Family Members Met:
3 babies we hadn’t met yet (plus 1 we only met very briefly just after he was born).
Friends Seen:
The kids saw friends from home, Gabbie saw lots of friends from her summer trip in ’22, we met up with a good friend who used to live here, we visited a family that used to live here, and my junior year college roommate (and her husband and daughter) came to see us!
Schools Zachary Visited:
2
Holidays that Occurred While We Were There:
2 – Yom Yerushalyim and Shavuot
People Who Joined Us For Zachary’s Belated Bar Mitzvah Celebration:
11 (two friends and a niece are missing from this photo)
Holy Places Visited:
2 for me, 3 for Dave and the boys
Memorial Sites Visited:
3
Times I Got Ice Cream:
Only once??
Times We Ordered Halumi Salad:
2
Hostages Rescued While We Were There:
4
Rockets Fired At Israel While We Were There:
Hundreds, but only one was semi-close to where we were.
Books I Finished On The Trip:
12
Books Purchased On The Trip:
1
I can’t wait to share more details about all of this soon!