A walk by the beach.
We took a little walk down the beach from our hotel....from Jerusalem Beach to Gordon Beach. The first thing we noticed was the humidity. As opposed to Istanbul, Tel Aviv is very muggy. The humidity is palpable...and you can feel it on your skin and your lungs.
The second thing I noticed was the architecture. No offense, but many of what seem like newer buildings are trying a bit too hard (in my humble - and rather uneducated - architecture fan's opinion). These tall buildings with multi-faceted sides and convoluted geometric volumes are not going to win anyone a Pritzker Architecture Prize. I hope that this will evolve...as it would be a shame for this beautiful beachfront to get visually polluted with unsightly buildings that already look dated. I'm attaching a few examples of the stuff that I saw...that I didn't really like. The only building that I thought was cool was a modernist building that sports a colorful facade that shifts gradually from blues to yellows and creates a pleasant rhythmic pace that contrasts nicely with the wavy sidewalk pattern that is reminiscent of waves and sand. In my opinion, a much more refined sense of style...and (literally) a bright spot on the beach.
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