IKEA, busses and sherut

The small adventure on Monday was to get to IKEA after work (yes, there is IKEA also in Israel!). We had to take two busses. Instead of the first bus, a sherut (taxi/minibus) with the required bus number arrived at the bus stop and we were not sure whether an ordinary bus would come afterwards. So we showed the driver the name of the stop (that we had written down ourselves in Hebrew!) where we wanted to get off. There were about 10 seats and the sherut left immediately so that it is better to sit down first (if there is a free seat) and to find the correct coins while sitting.
We found the stop of the 2nd bus which we had to buy a new ticket for, not only because we changed from sherut to a normal bus, but mainly because the tickets are valid per bus, not from your initial stop to your final destination. The more often you change busses, the more you have to pay... At least the single tickets are not expensive (ca. 1,60€).

At IKEA, there was a security check at the entrance. Inside it looked very similar to the European IKEA stores. We found everything we needed, just some more cutlery, glasses, mugs,... but the institute's apartment is luckily fully furnished.

Our way back went well although we had not checked the schedule. The bus driver checked for us how to get back and where to change busses. He also told us his story that he had nearly moved to Hamburg.