Day 63 (speaking of which...)

OK, now that I've counted the omer, here goes.

We went to the zoo today, and it was really nice. The Jerusalem Zoo (aka the Biblical Zoo, I believe) is absolutely gorgeous. Even if there weren't any animals, it would be a very nice place though which to promenade. This is a good thing because (a) it is nice to walk in pretty places and (b) the zoo is tricky to navigate. Cutely, the zoo's conservation-education center is called "Noah's Ark" and is, indeed, in the shape of a boat. See the amusing sign at the end of this post for the rules. A good time was had by all! Even by BSM, who alternately napped and watched the millions of people who crowded the zoo on the first day of Chol HaMoed Pesach. Yes, we gave him plenty of water to drink, and yes, he was willing to eat lots and lots of potatoes (and drink more water) instead of nursing. AND a nice Israeli lady gave me a plastic spoon when she heard me telling Husbinator's friend's wife that I totally forgot a spoon, and was therefore feeding El Babo by hand.

After the zoo, we visited said friend of the Husbinator and his wife (and their two kids). It was a relaxed evening following an enjoyable day. Friend's 5 (?) year-old son was absolutely awed to be in the same room as an actual Baby Spiderman. Oh, yeah. We call him Baby Spiderman in real life, too. Since we call him BSM, we tend to buy Spiderman paraphernalia when it goes on clearance, and today BSM was wearing a Spiderman onesie and Spiderman socks. So yeah, 5-year-old was wide-eyed. Eventually he asked, "Is he really baby spiderman?" Of course, I broke the spell and explained that technically, he's not a superhero; we just call him Baby Spiderman. "Why?" "Well, doesn't he look like baby Spiderman?" The 5-year-old had to agree that he did, and the point was made, though the awe was gone. Too bad!

 Since we haven't gotten our "rav kav's" yet (like MetroCards for the Israeli bus system), we can't transfer between buses. Well, we can, but we have to pay full-fare for both legs, so it's hardly a Transfer. That being so, it would have cost 28 NIS for us to get back to Aunty Em's, so I said, "It will be cheaper to take a cab!" and so we did. Fact: 10 years ago, before 9pm, it would have been cheaper to take a cab. In 2014, after 9pm, it is not cheaper to take a cab. It was faster, though, and poor BSM wasn't sleeping soundly, so I don't resent the 46 NIS as much as I'm just surprised by it.