Oh how glorious we got to sleep in today and actually function on our own schedule without having to pack for the whole day and then worry if I brought everything! The mission was wonderful, but having some control of what you do and when you do it is evenso much better and need I say much more relaxing. We woke at about 8 and had a leasurely breakfast. The hotel buffet breakfasts have all been so wonderful and different from what we are used to as breakfast b...

Well we made it! The flight was long and I have to say El-Al is not really a great airline. The plane was a 747 with 2 stories, which was pretty amazing. The flight attendants though were not very friendly, to the point of you asking a question and them looking at you but walking right past. When we would turn on the call button, the light would turn on, no one would respond and the light would shut off. The other interesting thing on El Al that occurs on ev...