We had the fortune of spending several hours in Cincinnati on the way over ... had brunch with Katrina and Jameh and Taleh, and then happily Nafeh goined us for a while for a wonderful stopover. The flight from JFK was only 10 hours so it was manageable. But we were still pretty wrung out. We had better seats but I still got the middle seat...how does this happen?????
Nonetheless, we arrived in Haifa on what seemed to be an agonizingly slow Sherot drive up the coast but the weather was delightful. We have moved into our home for a month at Haddad's Guest House and we were greeted at the door by Andrew.
There were other pilgrims already here...a small family group from Vanvouver, Canada...and a Baha'i from Botswana.
The view of the Gardens from the balcony was great:
Nonetheless, we arrived in Haifa on what seemed to be an agonizingly slow Sherot drive up the coast but the weather was delightful. We have moved into our home for a month at Haddad's Guest House and we were greeted at the door by Andrew.
There were other pilgrims already here...a small family group from Vanvouver, Canada...and a Baha'i from Botswana.
The view of the Gardens from the balcony was great:
We did a little walk around to the first terrace gate and then by Geo's work place to stretch our legs. A little earlier, Geoffey and Brian had gone out to fine some falafels for us....it was almost worth the flight over. :-)
I awake groggily this morning (R is still sleeping , its 8:45 already) and I opened our little window to the world...such a great temperature for a decompression day! And the morning view is priceless:
That "shroud" is a protective covering while earthquake-proof modifications are made to the Shrine of the Bab.
We'll have brunch with the guys (I think Geo is cooking) and then go to the Pilgrim House or the Pilgrim Reception Center, have some Persian Tea, read, relax, and get ready for the Pilgrimmage to start tomorrow.
We wish you all were here, and I will do my best to keep my blog daily.
I awake groggily this morning (R is still sleeping , its 8:45 already) and I opened our little window to the world...such a great temperature for a decompression day! And the morning view is priceless:
That "shroud" is a protective covering while earthquake-proof modifications are made to the Shrine of the Bab.We'll have brunch with the guys (I think Geo is cooking) and then go to the Pilgrim House or the Pilgrim Reception Center, have some Persian Tea, read, relax, and get ready for the Pilgrimmage to start tomorrow.
We wish you all were here, and I will do my best to keep my blog daily.
1 comment:
thanks dadda for the update.
take lots of pictures.
love ya.
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