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2048 - Tlv - Incredible fun experience! Active Activities in each room. cool team game, electrifying, challenging and especially fun!
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FB group with many ideas of activities
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kidsdaysoutisrael

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2140 on: February 03, 2013, 12:24:43 PM »

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2141 on: February 03, 2013, 12:36:43 PM »
Great News!!
Greg now has a membership program. I'm unsure about status matching, but the benefits look easily worth the 25 shekel.

And the pic won't attach. Too big, and I don't know tech.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2142 on: February 03, 2013, 12:47:54 PM »
Great News!!
Greg now has a membership program. I'm unsure about status matching, but the benefits look easily worth the 25 shekel.

And the pic won't attach. Too big, and I don't know tech.

Any link?
It's not about the quantity of your posts.  It's about the quality.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2143 on: February 03, 2013, 01:01:54 PM »
Any link?
PM me your email address, I'll send it to you, and you can compress and post it.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2144 on: February 03, 2013, 01:16:13 PM »
PM me your email address, I'll send it to you, and you can compress and post it.

The three free coffees and 7% off every bill make it worth it to me.

There was other stuff but I didn't understand too well.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2145 on: February 03, 2013, 01:23:16 PM »
The three free coffees and 7% off every bill make it worth it to me.

There was other stuff but I didn't understand too well.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2146 on: February 03, 2013, 02:01:58 PM »
PM me your email address, I'll send it to you, and you can compress and post it.

Here ya go.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2147 on: February 03, 2013, 02:47:25 PM »
Here ya go.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2148 on: February 03, 2013, 02:51:12 PM »
Giving Waffle Bar another shot. Wish us luck...

...and yet again Waffle Bar does not fail to disappoint.  :(

We shared lentil soup and a mushroom "toasted laffa wrap". The food was pretty decent, the service not too slow... just when I finally thought they were getting their act together, they hit a brick wall: their stupid, obstinate refusal to substitute a simple thing (similar to Sushi Garden's new meshugas, above).

We wanted to share a waffle. I like caramel syrup; my wife likes chocolate syrup. It would be pretty simple to just pick up the two damn syrup bottles and put a little of each on each half of the waffle, right? Wrong! The staff refused to accommodate us, even when we offered to pay extra. They said we had to take one syrup or the other. And they weren't apologetic, either - they were downright rude about it. "That's the policy. Finished!"

It's not like we were asking them to fry two separate dishes or anything, which would be double the work; it was a simple syrup substitution. Your average Israeli ice cream store even lets you put on a variety of syrups on your own, however you wish. But Waffle Bar? No way. Either take the caramel waffle, or the chocolate one. But G-d forbid we should try and change things a bit to make the customer happy!  >:(

Good riddance, Waffle Bar Ramat Eshkol. My life will be far better without you and your lousy service.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2149 on: February 03, 2013, 03:19:53 PM »
...and yet again Waffle Bar does not fail to disappoint.  :(

We shared lentil soup and a mushroom "toasted laffa wrap". The food was pretty decent, the service not too slow... just when I finally thought they were getting their act together, they hit a brick wall: their stupid, obstinate refusal to substitute a simple thing (similar to Sushi Garden's new meshugas, above).

We wanted to share a waffle. I like caramel syrup; my wife likes chocolate syrup. It would be pretty simple to just pick up the two damn syrup bottles and put a little of each on each half of the waffle, right? Wrong! The staff refused to accommodate us, even when we offered to pay extra. They said we had to take one syrup or the other. And they weren't apologetic, either - they were downright rude about it. "That's the policy. Finished!"

It's not like we were asking them to fry two separate dishes or anything, which would be double the work; it was a simple syrup substitution. Your average Israeli ice cream store even lets you put on a variety of syrups on your own, however you wish. But Waffle Bar? No way. Either take the caramel waffle, or the chocolate one. But G-d forbid we should try and change things a bit to make the customer happy!  >:(

Good riddance, Waffle Bar Ramat Eshkol. My life will be far better without you and your lousy service.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2150 on: February 03, 2013, 04:47:03 PM »
...and yet again Waffle Bar does not fail to disappoint.  :(

We shared lentil soup and a mushroom "toasted laffa wrap". The food was pretty decent, the service not too slow... just when I finally thought they were getting their act together, they hit a brick wall: their stupid, obstinate refusal to substitute a simple thing (similar to Sushi Garden's new meshugas, above).

We wanted to share a waffle. I like caramel syrup; my wife likes chocolate syrup. It would be pretty simple to just pick up the two damn syrup bottles and put a little of each on each half of the waffle, right? Wrong! The staff refused to accommodate us, even when we offered to pay extra. They said we had to take one syrup or the other. And they weren't apologetic, either - they were downright rude about it. "That's the policy. Finished!"

It's not like we were asking them to fry two separate dishes or anything, which would be double the work; it was a simple syrup substitution. Your average Israeli ice cream store even lets you put on a variety of syrups on your own, however you wish. But Waffle Bar? No way. Either take the caramel waffle, or the chocolate one. But G-d forbid we should try and change things a bit to make the customer happy!  >:(

Good riddance, Waffle Bar Ramat Eshkol. My life will be far better without you and your lousy service.

Sorry to hear. :-(.  But entrecôte never fails me :-). Great food great service and great prices
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2151 on: February 03, 2013, 05:06:14 PM »
Good riddance, Waffle Bar Ramat Eshkol. My life will be far better without you and your lousy service.

Dramatic, much?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2154 on: February 03, 2013, 05:34:08 PM »
and great prices
I find it to be pretty expensive actually

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2157 on: February 04, 2013, 03:27:31 AM »
Sorry to hear. :-(.  But entrecôte never fails me :-). Great food Israeli service and great prices
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2158 on: February 04, 2013, 05:24:56 AM »
Home pizza (פיצה בתית) just started selling these moose cups. They are amazing! 8.5₪ but very refreshing and good!
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2159 on: February 04, 2013, 06:05:05 AM »
Home pizza (פיצה בתית) just started selling these moose cups. They are amazing! 8.5₪ but very refreshing and good!

How do they make them hold upside down?