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May 21st 2006

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MAY 21st 2006 - OUR FIRST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

LAST MAY WE FLEW DOWN TO ISRAEL TO VISIT OUR FRIENDS PIA AND YIFTACH IN ISRAEL. IT COINCIDED WITH OUR FIRST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AND LINDA HAD A LITTLE SURPRISE IN STORE FOR ME:

WE WERE STAYING AT THE KFAR BLUM KIBBUTZ WHERE PIA AND YIFTACH LIVE. WE DROVE TO THE NEAREST TOWN. WE STOPPED AT A RESTAURANT AND I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT FROM THE OUTSIDE IT DIDN'T LOOK ALL THAT GREAT. IT WAS TUCKED AWAY IN THE CORNER OF THE STRIP MALL. LINDA HAD BEEN REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE DINNER FOR A WHILE SO I DUTIFULLY PLAYED ALONG AND LOOKED AS EXCITED AS I COULD. IT GOT BETTER QUICKLY WHEN I LOOKED AT THE MENU. TUCKED AWAY IN THE CORNER OF THIS MALL IN THE NORTH OF ISRAEL WAS THIS AMAZING GOURMET RESTAURANT. WE WALKED IN AND THE PLACE LOOKED MUCH BETTER INSIDE. I WENT TO SIT DOWN AND LINDA SAID THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH TO THE BACK OF THE RESTAURANT. I PLAYED ALONG. THE HAD A LITTLE PATIO OUT BACK WITH THREE TABLES AND IT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL. LINDA AGAIN SAID THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE WALKING. ALL THAT I COULD SEE WAS THE GARDEN OF THE RESTAURANT AND THE NOISE OF A RIVER. WE WALKED A BIT FURTHER AND CAME WHAT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE AND ROMANTIC DINING TABLES ON THIS PLANET. HOUSED IN A PAGODA ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER JORDAN WAS ONE CANDLELIT TABLE WITH OUR OWN PERSONAL WAITER FOR THE EVENING. AMAZING. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT WAS JUST AMAZING. THE FOOD AND WINE WERE SUPERB AND IT IS DEFINITELY THE MOST ROMANTIC SETTING I HAVE EVER DINED IN.

I AM NOW UNDER A BIT OF PRESSURE TO FIND SOMETHING THAT CAN CLOSE TO THAT FOR OUR SECOND ANNIVERSARY SO ANY IDEAS YOU MAY HAVE ARE MORE THEN WELCOME.

UPDATE:

WELL I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT I DIDN'T GET CLOSE TO RECREATING THE SAME KIND OF EVENING AS OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY. FAR FAR FROM IT I AM AFRAID TO SAY. I WON'T GO INTO THE DETAILS, BUT I REALLY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING BETTER FOR OUR THIRD ANNIVERSARY. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR AN UPDATE AFTER MAY 21st 2008