When we made the lunch date in the morning the sun was shining, but by the time we met the kids at the restaurant the streets of Tel Aviv were flooded.  We’ve been needing rain badly but when it comes all at once, it just floods the streets and washes off the topsoil.

And the storm seemed so spastic and uncharacteristic of the weather here.  

But the food at Mateos was great – and we could see the street river from every angle as we sat there with our Sangria.