I took LOTS of pictures on the flight to Tel Aviv: the take-off from Eilat, and various views of the Negev, the Dead Sea, Jerusalem, Highway 6, Ben Gurion Airport, and Tel Aviv. One of them, a view of the Big and Small Makteshes (craters NOT due to volcanic activity or meteor impact but, instead, due to land just sinking at some point long ago), is today's pic of the day (the big on is further away and so looks smaller -- I've been to and in BOTH of them):
After landing in Tel Aviv, I walked over to the hospital, taking more pictures, mostly of flowers, along the way. I arrived plenty early for my 9:30 appointment, and, of course, the doctor was running late anyway.
The appointment was really excellent, mostly because of my great surgeon, Dr. Tal Keren-Paz, whom I highly recommend. He answered my questions, gave me helpful information, was very friendly and personable, and spoke fluent, nearly perfect English (none of which surprised me, since I have ALWAYS had good experiences with him). I have to go back to see him in 5 weeks, after taking a PSA test 2 months after the surgery. This will help them make sure that no cancer got outside the prostate (which they removed). There a very small possibility that some did because there were cells in the prostate wall in one small area, according to the report from the pathologist.
I then walked around the mall next to the hospital a little, headed over to Kikar Rabin, and then walked up to Gan Me'ir to meet my friend, David, after his meeting with his senior group at the LGBT Center there was finished.
When he emerged, we stood around talking with some of his friends and then proceeded to walk to a mall on Ibn Gabirol Street north of Kikar Rabin, where he treated me to lunch at a place we had eaten before. Both of us had noodles with a light Asian sauce.
After that, we continued walking to his apartment, still further north on Ibn Gabirol, where we rested and chatted a little before I walked to the airport. He walked with me as far as HaYarkon River.
I had called and thought that I had verified that my return flight was at 6:00, but when I arrived at the airport and checked in (about 5:15), they asked me why I was so late. They sent me immediately to the flight, and the boarding pass said that boarding time was 4:45! I'm still not sure if the 5:00 flight was merely delayed and they somehow thought I was booked on it, or if there actually was NO 6:00 flight at all. Anyway, I got on the plane and got back to Eilat a little earlier than I had expected. The flight back was fine
I decided to take a bus home, since I had already done a LOT of walking. In fact, I walked a total of 15.8 kilometers today!
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