Old city Food Festival

Wine and cheese tasting

Seth,Eli,Jared,and Simon

  Last night was amazing. I went with a group of friends to the old city for a food tasting festival. In every quarter (the old city is split up into different sections; Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim) there’s music and food tasting. The old city at night is absolutely breathtaking. The majestic lighting, smooth stone and enchanted alleys that wrap around through the different neighborhoods with colorful stores and vibrant, orthodox people give you the atmosphere and feeling of the ancient times. There was music and people everywhere. At some of the stands I tried Turkish coffee, strawberries, cheeses and wine, bread with raisons, nuts, and apricot spread, nan bread, and a chocolate crepe. In the Jewish quarter, an old couple who was impressed by the music started dancing. My friend, Seth, and I thought it was adorable and went along to join. Sooner or later, ten more elderly people came and we all held hands and danced in a circle. A couple minutes later, two Haredi, orthodox men came and started yelling in Hebrew. I couldn’t understand him but right away, everyone stopped dancing and dispersed from the area. I soon realized that because were in the Jewish quarter, it’s against the rules to touch the opposite sex. There’s nothing like wandering around the old city at night.