Tel Aviv # 5, cont.

                                                                             Tel Aviv # 5, cont.

             American-German Colony area: Christians migrated in mid-1800's to Israel

               Entire house was taken apart and put back together along with an actual cellar

                      Family lasted six months - returned home - not what they expected

                                            Drisco Hotel renovated - now 5-Star property

                                                                Dining area in the hotel

                                          Arlene and Aaron: Front of Drisco Hotel

                                            Florentin area: Known for its graffiti.

             Artist used a "Cherry-picker" machine during Rosh Hashanah  to get away 

            with his project. It was against the law what he did.

We were sitting in the park with Aaron - discussing different aspects of Israel when the air raid sirens went off. They stopped then continued. Aaron (ex-soldier, now in reserves) was VERY concerned. He took us to a nearby apartment that has a bomb shelter. It was then he heard that the government was practicing an alert. Aaron "didn't get the memo!" We were a bit nervous.

                                            Some of the work is quite elaborate

                                     Some of the of the artists are well known

                                               A lot of work went into this creation

                                           Sandy Koufax: Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher

   Even a synagogue gets "a little graffiti. Soldiers come and go with their weapon 

               Political statement Israeli and Arab cartoon characters can be "buddies!"

                            Jewish and Arab mother saddened over the political strife

Time for a morning break: homemade warm hummus with pita, pickles, onions, 

                  lemon juice dip, and a spicy/cilantro sauce. Really good!

                    "27 Club" - Famous musical artists died at twenty-seven years old

                       This artist used old photographs to depict life in previous years

                     This art gallery is approximately 2.5 feet wide and eight feet long

                         The exhibits change each month.  Theme: perfume bottles.

                  It was time for another snack. We went to a "hole in the wall" bakery!

                      "Barakas" - Hot and right out of the oven. What could be better!

                                                                          Self-serve  

                                                       We NEEDED some halva (halavah)  

     Time for some real (Vegan) chocolate candy washed down with real (spicy) hot            chocolate!

 

                                            What else do we want to eat?

How about a Yemenite "fast food" breakfast: Sweet (fried) dough with egg and tomato sauce

                                   Smoked fish: Tuna, Sardines, Mackerel, etc.

             Still hungry? How about a little of whatever else we might want to sample!

                                                                 YUM!

Flower stuffed with cheese

                                                      Olives anyone?

                                    We are officially full! It's now time for lunch!

Fresh squeezed orange juice. What could be better?