Our walk to old Jaffa.
Jaffa (or Yaffo) is the oldest part of Tel Aviv...and consists of the city that existed before present day Tel Aviv was built. After our felafel lunch with Yanek, we set out to visit this section of town. For those of you who have been reading this blog it will seem like a familiar story...yet another afternoon of walking and sightseeing, but to us, every street and every corner we turn is a feast for our eyes and our senses...and yet another opportunity to see something we have nit seen before.
As we started our walk I took a picture of the mutli-angled and colorful little structures that, Yanek explained, are the lottery kiosks. From there, Yanek went back to work and we were on our own.
Take a left at Penis Street.
We walked through a section of town that seemed older...the streets were narrower and the buildings - more classical in style - were set close to each other. The nighborhood has several quaint restaurants, cafes and boutiques. It is quite nice and we may end up there for dinner tonight. We stopped to ask for directions, and we were told to take a left at Pines Street...however, apparently "Pines" is pronounced "Penis"...so I had the older man whom I asked for directions repeat it several times. Sorry, couldn't help myself.
New and old.
From there, we kept walking and came across a less picturesque part of town dotted with fashion wholesalers, discounters and repair shops of all types - housed in run down buildings with little architectural interest. Immediately behind it, however rose a skyscraper that far surpassed some of the newer buildings I had seen so far in Tel Aviv - giving me a renewed sense of hope for the architectural future of this city. I've enclosed a picture of this building.
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