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Skriven 2010-01-11 23:29:26 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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Ärende: Xmas gift!
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-> I picked up several necklaces on the trip.  On our last morning I went
-> down to breakfast a few minutes before Steve.  One of the men in another
-> tour led/hosted by our company gave me a fish of nails on a cord, and
-> another one for Steve.  There are a lot of street vendors selling
-> scarfs, postcards, bookmarks, etc; one lady in our group bought from

There always are.  I collect vintage tourist jewelry, some of which no
doubt was sold by the parents and grandparents of those vendors.

-> several selling necklaces (usually stone or beads) at $10./4.  She found
-> out she had 2 the same of varied brown stones with gold beads between so
-> she gave me one.  We bought a set of malachite beads alternating with
-> gold from a Bedouin vendor; I also got (in various places) a gold
-> pomegrante set with Saworski crystals, a widow's mite/Roman glass set in
-> an 18K gold mounting and an 18K charm (to be used as a necklace) with
-> the Hebrew letters that translate (roughly) as "to (your) life", a

L'chaim, as it were.  I don't dare type the Hebrew into the echo.  I love Roman
glass jewelry.  I hope you got the 18K in a reputable place. A green stone that
shows up in Israel sometimes is one called Eilat, but chances are malachite is
a lot cheaper.  The Eilat deposits are running out, from what I recall. 
Something else that turns up is dried flower jewelry.  I sent a pair of the
earrings to either Charlotte or Carole, depending on who scarfed them.   

-> silver menorah (gift) and shell on a cord with a fishing boat set in
-> clear lucite.  Jewelry junkie?

You or me?  You, because you bought a pile, or me because I know almost
exactly what you're talking about without having to see it?
 
-> We had supper the one night in Bethlehem.  It was similar to the buffets
-> we had in other places but the first place where we had felafal balls.
-> After that, they seemed to show up on a regular basis on the buffet
-> line. The line would always have chicken (usually roasted), fish (fried
-> or baked), and beef--either in stew, goulash ar roast beef. I'd never
-> seen carrot balls until I saw them in the beef stew.  Some lowly cook's
-> assistant must spend hours making them!  As pretty as they are, I doubt
-> I'll add them to my beef stew, slices or chunks are a lot easier to do.
-> (G)

I still remember my mom's story about staying a night at the King David or
similar hotel, and some tourist asking why she couldn't have bacon with her
eggs.(LOL)  
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