Rothschild

One of my favorite things about living in Tel Aviv is what a nice city it is. I know a lot of people have this vision of Israel as a desert, and can't really get past that. Well, there's a lot more to Israel than desert, and Tel Aviv has neighborhoods and streets that have such a charm.

One of my favorite things about the city is all the Sderots. No, I'm not referring to the city that was attacked by Gaza a couple of years ago. I'm referring to the streets that have pedestrian walkways down the middle, with trees and benches, and coffee shops. One of the nicest being Sderot Rothschild (pronounced Rotshield in Hebrew), pictured to the side.

The other day, I went on a mini adventure, to find a photo gallery a friend told me about. I got there, and it was very blah. One photographer, and very much not my style. They took the same picture, one under exposed. One over exposed. Why is that supposed to be interesting? That's supposed to be the process to get to a real picture.

Anyways, on the way back, I wasn't really feeling well (this is before I found out that I had the stomach flu) so I stopped for a gelato and strolled down Sderot Rothschild. On the way, I found a bench, from which I took the photos. People rode by on bikes, walked along with friends or strollers. It was so peaceful. Yet, at the same time, it's in the middle of the city.

On a random side not. All of the streets in Israel are named after people who have done some sort of services to the state of Israel. So who were the Rothschilds? Well, according to Wikipedia, they were an influential banking family. Walter Rothschild was the addressee of the Balfour Declaration to the Zionist Federation, which led to the state of Israel.

There's another street in Tel Aviv named Goor Areyeh, which translates to Lion Cub. That means someone's last name is Lion Cub. Just found it random....