We have arrived, a little tired and very excited.
Our experience was so much different than last year. No shelters, many more people, our wait at customs for nearly an hour, last year it took 5 minutes.
Our very friendly customs agents promised much more fun this year. As I recalled my trip to the shelter in the airport, she told us that friends of hers locked themselves in their homes.
Lots of traffic, really, on our way to Tel Aviv.
We settled into our apartment and we went out to eat, around the corner on Inn Gabirol Street, a very wide boulevard.
Diet Coke and Felafel, it was awesome!
DAY TWO: The Beach and Dizengoff
In front of our apartment building.
The place is very nice. We rented through Air B&B, through the recommendation of Cheryl and Moshe Attas. Thank you, I’ll tell all about the place later, not today.
The beautiful Mediterranean, quiet at 9am.
It’s going to be an easy day, restful…ha!
Bauhaus architecture was introduced in the 1920s and 1930s by German Jewish architects who settled in Palestine after the rise of the Nazis. Tel Aviv’s White City, around the city center, contains more than 5,000 Modernist-style buildings inspired by the Bauhaus school and Le Corbusier. Construction of these buildings, later declared protected landmarks and, collectively, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, continued until the 1950s in the area around Rothschild Boulevard. Some 3,000 buildings were created in this style between 1931 and 1939 alone.In the 1960s, this architectural style gave way to office towers and a chain of waterfront hotels and commercial skyscrapers. Some of the city’s Modernist buildings were neglected to the point of ruin. Before legislation to preserve this landmark architecture, many of the old buildings were demolished. Efforts are under way to refurbish Bauhaus buildings and restore them to their original condition.
“The “Dizengoff Square Fountain,” otherwise known as the “Fire and Water Fountain,” was dedicated by Agam in 1986. It took ten years for construction and is considered to be one of Agam’s most famous kinetic sculptures. Created in Agam’s signature style, the fountain is made up of an illusory dimension, as well as a moving dimension, and is built with several large saw-like wheels and colorful geometric shapes that can be viewed as different images from each angle of the fountain. The mechanics of the fountain allow its several functions, including turning its wheels, spraying water, emitting fire, and playing music.”
We had a great time in the Dizengoff Mall where over 420 stores and vendors preside. Much of the food in Tel Aviv is kosher. This food in the mall smelled spectacularly delicious, maybe for Shabbat?!
So many fun stores, time to head home, tomorrow we’ll take it easy, never mind…we can rest on Shabbat!
On our way home after a long fun day we saw some stairs and a fountain….we had to check it out
we spotted another, smaller mall which led us to the Enav Cultural center, interesting…
from where we were able to see the spot where Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, a man of peace, was murdered and his memorial.
“Rabin Square, formerly Kings of Israel Square, is a large public city square in the center of Tel Aviv,Over the years it has been the site of numerous political rallies, parades, and other public events. In 1995 the square was renamed ‘Rabin Square’ following the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin which occurred there on November 4 of that year.”
We had a great day interesting experiences. Now we’re exhausted.
See you tomorrow and we’ll rest on Shabbat.
Cantor Bruce, Stacey, Bashe & Rafi.
