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Posts from ‘August, 2010’

A Movie and a Meal

Went out on the weekend and came back with a movie review and some good words on a local chain of restaurants. The movie is local too, so if you don’t live in Israel or not visiting, this post may be irrelevant to you. The movie was Land of Genesis – a unique one-of-a-kind production [...]

Jerusalem Trip Report

Working on next summer’s big road trip (only nine months to go!!), I have become addicted to trip reports. I read trip reports on blogs and forums, in both English and Hebrew, about places we’re about to visit. They’re not just informative, but they also give a unique personal angle on things. Every visit and [...]

A Fun Day at the Mall

Lazy days of summer. It’s been so hot outside, I did all I could to stay at home with the kids, except for the unavoidable beach and pool outings. Anything else needs to have a very cold micro-climate (aka air conditioning). There are some very good malls in Israel and they all have fantastic air [...]

Summertime in Israel

We’re halfway through the two hottest months of the year here. If in doubt, one just sticks one’s nose outside the air-conditioned room into the boiling soup outside. Where I live, along the coastal plain, we have the winning combo of humidity and heat. High temperatures here today are supposed to reach 31 Celsius (that’s [...]