Schwarma 11* and Putt-Putt

Had my 11th* schwarma at a food court in a Tel Aviv mall. Decent schwarma, though we had to dress it ourselves, and it was expensive (20 shekels). I also put too much hareef.

Earlier that evening, Ben and I played mini-golf. How this happened went something like this: (Ben and I walking aimlessly in north Tel Aviv, around 6:00 pm).

Ben: What is that?
Me: I think that's a mini-golf course.
Ben: Yeah, it is a mini-golf course.
Me: Do you want to play mini golf?
Ben: Kind of. Yeah, yeah I do.
Me: Let's play mini golf.

So we played. Ben opened with a hole in one and took an early lead, but I came back to win, 53 strokes to 58 strokes. A few notes about Israeli mini golf:

1) They only give you one ball. Not only that, but you have to give a 5 shekel deposit.

2) Many of the holes are incredibly hard. We suspect this may be some kind of training ground for Sayeret Matkal. Seriously, one several holes it was virtually impossible to get holes in one. There were a few holes with rudimentary obstacles like ramps and blocks, but others with Dinosaurs or a statue of Pinnochio with a space between his legs barely big enough for a ball to go through. This was very hard.

3) The ground around the greens was filled with pebbles. Yet these pebbles had also scattered themselves all over the greens, even onto the tee area where the holes begin. This made the course even harder.

Despite all this, a great time was had. Now I'm back in Beersheva, resting some more, getting ready for Simchat Torah tomorrow night.