I am a 77-year-old recently-widowered and retired (U Chicago) academic from Washington, DC, who recently taught the fall semester at Shalem College. I spent almost 7 weeks (Oct-Jan) in this bright, cheerful, well-appointed simple apartment in a quiet building on a lovely tree-lined street in Baka, very close to an excellent bakery, two fruit and vegetable stands, butcher, supermarket, and decent restaurants, and only a short walk to thriving "The First Station" area of shops and restaurants. Bed firm, giving rest almost as good as my home. Excellent climate control, with well-humidifed heating system. Kitchen appliances simple but perfectly adequate. Washer and dryer in suite work well. Off-street parking in back (I did not use). The young manager of the apartment, Mishael Dickman, is a prince, who arrived promptly to give cheerful service whenever I needed it (once on arrival to get the heating system up to par, once to treat—very effectively—a small invasion of ants, and twice to correct my stupid errors in the use of the washing machine.) I would eagerly return to this apartment when I come again to Jerusalem.
