Calling All OptiBoard Photographers (Summer/Fall 2005)

[GOS_Queen]

:(...although its pourring cats and dogs right this moment..with thounder:hammer:

We get lots of rain here in the pacific northwest - anywhere from a drizzle to a downpour ... everything in between! I miss thunderstorms - we get a few but not as many as we had in southern Idaho ~ I love to see the sky crackle!

[GOS_Queen]

I actually have experienced some mineral springs there! awesome!

[gnogin]

Haifa

.....honestly,
after NYC with its 105'F in August and 2'F in February,
after Juneau ,AK with its rain 8 days a week all year around,
Anchorage with ( i never forget) a first snowfall on Halooween of 1994 - only 52 inches....
I'll take Jerusalem's dryness and average 320 sunny days a year.
And if i want to make a "beach saturday "- 1/2 hour taxi ride to Tel Aviv...

[gnogin]

JERUSALEM's KENNEDY Memorial

Just north of Jerusalem in the mountains
between moshavs Ora and Aminadav is located JFK Memorial .
Built in 1966 by architect David Resnick.
Among others his projects were
The Mormon University's branch on Mt. of Olives,
The Jerusalem Hyatt and
the Resnick dorms of the Hebrew U,
where i had lived a semester in 1983.
Check out the strip-like columns- there are 51 of them-
50 states and DC.
There also is a grave of Arthur Rubinstein and a memorl to Elsa Lasker-Schueller .
And some magic vistas...
all that in my next post.

[gnogin]

Lake Kinneret

:)
Here some views of the Lake and the city of Tveria.
Enjoy.

[gnogin]

TIBERIAS ( aka Tveria)

:)
The rest of Lake Kinneret and Tveria views...
Enjoy !

[gnogin]

...more Lake Kinneret

...just for those who had enjoyed my previous posts...:hammer:

[gnogin]

Kinneret and Tiberius

... images of the city of Tveria and the lake...
:idea: here is "food for thought"-
in case anyone is interested- the mountains across
the Lake Kinneret are the infamous Golan Hights...
enjoy!

[Jacqui]

I could live there. Do they need an optician??

[gnogin]

Tel Aviv - Yaffo

:o These were taken on the beach of Tel Aviv - Yaffo
some weeks back.

[gnogin]

JERUSALEM in the future

There is a huge project
for Jerusalem's near future-
to make this beautiful city,
not the historic
walled Old City,
but its new parts -- more modern.
One of the plans is "The Literail".:hammer:
Here are some futuristic images of Jerusalem.

[gnogin]

Literail in Jerusalem

More future Jerusalem images....
The question is - WHEN?

[Jacqui]

Is the second photo at the Wailing Wall??

[gnogin]

LITERAIL in Jerusalem

...Yes ,its the Western or Wailing Wall and the plaza in front of it...
just a photo...
according to 'them planners - the train will pass near the walls of the Old City , Jaffa Gate and Damascus Gate...
as I said - its just a plan...there are some scattered sites of construction,
but mostly "talk,talk,talk":) about "how great its gonna be- we will follow a european modern city's architecture and infrastructure...

[gnogin]

Old City

It was a nice morning for a walk to the Old City.
These were taken on the way.
Check out the mail box---Lanski...
more photos in the next post....