Day "1" - Part 3: Hotel and Evening 1 in Tel Aviv

After checking into the hotel and getting to my room, I unpacked & settled in a bit, and then took a very lengthy shower.

There are really very few feelings as good as a long and thoroughly-needed shower.

After debating whether to sleep for a while, or to go back out and start exploring, I eventually opted for the latter. I'd already been up for a long time, but I thought it would be better for getting over the jetlag if I stayed up until a normal hour in local time.

That's not to imply I did anything but not-move for about 2 hours after the shower.

Eventually I hit the town to see what was around, and to find some dinner. I walked all around, took a bunch of pictures, and poked my head into a few stores (but by that hour, most everything was closed)

I ended up having dinner at this wonderful place right on the beach. They had tables and chairs set up right on the sand, and a pretty broad menu.
I had some sort of fish (St. Peter's Fish? Something like that. It looked like bass but tasted a bit like salmon.) and a cocktail with Arak, a local alcohol that's like Ouzo, if Ouzo were made with cardamom. Here's the wikipedia entry )

A bit more wandering, and then to bed. Slept like a log for a good 4 hours, and some fiendish internal clock kept me from getting back to sleep after that.