They both have a bridge to nowhere, and the Dollar Store... well sort of. We walked to the main bus station with Paul so he could see where to catch his bus to Tel Aviv and Alon Shvuk in the West Bank... OY. Paul tells me the bus to the West Bank bus is bullet proof, Noa and I feel better:-) The security to enter the bus station was tighter than any US airport! Questions, conveyor belts, and a magnetometer. We saw more IDF soldiers in the bus depot than anywhere else in the country. We have seen so many soldiers that we can now tell army, from air-force, and border control. Most are cute and very young carrying huge guns!
We saw the Bridge to Nowhere which we heard about from our taxi driver to Jerusalem. It was beautiful and when we saw it in the distance we had to walk over it... we were 3 of 6 people who used it today. Here are Paul and Noa coming and going:
In the bus station there were many restaurants and shops, bakeries, sporting goods, chazeri, and yes the 5 Shekel Store! Israel also has junk from China. 5 Shekels is about $1.30, and yes it is the same stuff we can get in Portland (and it really is called the 5 Shekel Store!.
We passed through a park with all sorts of gym equipment for the people. Noa and I took full advantage of the sort of... elliptical machine:-)
Last but not least my favorite photo of the day: Religious man with a mission on the Bridge to Nowhere!
I love your blog Pam! How is the ankle feeling?
ReplyDeleteAs good as the knee:-)
ReplyDeleteAll bridfges go somewhere, even if it's really nowhere. What's at teh ends of teh bridfge (which is archnitecurally a winner!)./
ReplyDeleteBridge crosses a major interchange of roads. The part for the underconstruction tram runs parallell on the bridge. It is in a not pedestrian friendly area a few blocks from the main bus station.
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