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 of a full-length nature film shot here in Israel. Here’s the trailer -
Now, I had actually written a long and detailed review but the WordPress demons swallowed it all up without a trace. In a nutshell: the footage is very impressive, but the narration is horrible. Remember those ancient Disney nature movies where the animals have first names, and you get long heavily-edited scenes with an emotional storyline? That’s what Land of Genesis is like and that’s not a good thing in my book.
As for the meal – if you’re in the Tel Aviv area, and looking for a nice place to eat without spending a whole lot of money, try one of the branches of Bar Gurion.
We’ve sampled two of them so far and were happy with what we got. Good food, generous quantities, good service, and you end up paying about half of what you’d pay in any other Tel Aviv restaurant. After the movie, we shared a large plate of pasta, a small salad, one 7Up and two ice coffee’s with soy milk. The final bill came to 44 shekels. Finally, we have a nice place for a meal with a sane price tag.
on Sep 7th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Isn’t it great. About a year ago I found an eclectic little coffee shop/restaurant in the city where I could get a sandwich with trimmings, sweet potato fries, drink, cookie and coffee for about 10 USD. It’s been a regular stop on my trips to the city ever since.
IsraeliMom Reply:
September 17th, 2010 at 10:45 am
You know, that’s roughly what I would expect to pay here for something like that. Is that considered a bargain in the US?
Mike Page Reply:
September 20th, 2010 at 8:24 am
As far as pricing goes, it’s about average in this area. But when the food is really, really good, it makes it a bargain in my opinion.
on Sep 16th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Hi,
I actually had a little advice on your 100 day trip next year, but I couldn’t figure out how to add it on that post.
I live in Denver, and have 3 kids who are 14, 12, and 9. Some of their favorite summer things to do are:
Water World – one of the US’s top 10 water parks – it’s such a blast: http://www.waterworldcolorado.com/
Jump Street – is an indoor trampoline place – my kids love the trampoline dodgeball there! Ginormous trampolines – you have to see it to believe it! http://www.gotjump.com/ (The newer ones in Littleton and Greenwood Village are much nicer than the older one in Thornton)
I’m sure you’ll have a great time, but I just wanted to give you these 2 “must-dos” (from a kids point!)
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IsraeliMom Reply:
September 17th, 2010 at 10:47 am
Sorry about that – older posts are closed for comments, because they seem to attract more spammers. Thank you so much for the tips! The trampoline place looks awesome! If you go to the dodgeball event next summer and hear excited shouts in Hebrew, say hi