There must have been great fun times here in Roman days, what with all the orgies they must have had in the communal baths and all.  But right now all the sites – the hippodrome, the amphitheater, the baths, the museum – are silent, with few visitors.  After all, the only real place to relax is the ice cream kiosk.  And a few minutes before our tour was over,  I skipped out with a couple girls for some chocolate mint.  Because Ezi went on to the Crusader ruins, and I knew he’d be back to the bus within minutes, I ordered the chocolate mint on top and diet vanilla on the bottom, so he wouldn’t have to break his diet.  But it got dark before our group leader finished his lecture and I got to the bottom layer that was melting before he returned to the bus.  This may be the most important warning I can give for a day in Caesarea – DONT order the diet Vanilla.

Everything else was perfect – even without the wonderful restaurants I love so much.