Shana Tova (Happy New Year)
Tzofia, her baby, legwarmers, hat and fur vest wishes you a happy and healthy new year.
Google maps for Israel have arrived
Ouriel reports that after months of anticipation Google are finally offering maps for Israel. For now though they are just in Hebrew, the English maps show the streets, but the names remain blank. I guess we are in the really early stages of development since their doesn’t seem to be any official announcement from the Google itself.
Oddly though, the 1949 Armistice Agreement line appears!
Though as it was pointed out in the comments on Ouriel’s blog, the English maps are just a matter of time. If you type in an address in English in the Hebrew map section, it will take you to the proper address. Safe to say it is just a matter of time.
Now, if they only got that damn API working so we can really maximize the usage of the maps. Again, just a matter of time I suppose.
Hagigit turns you into art
Hagigit, a group dedicated to creating and encouraging public art in Jerusalem has brought much joy to many Jerusalem residents with their outdoor photo studios on Ben Yehuda Street and Gan Sacher. Last week they once again set up an outdoor photography studio - this time at the end of the summer party at the Jerusalem theater. I really enjoy looking at their public photo studio shots. I feel that they really exude pure unadulterated joy. The subjects get to enjoy it in two stages - once when they are initially shot and secondly when they see themselves in the work online.
Like all good art collectives these days they have a nice presence on flickr, YouTube and the Facebook.
We interviewed Guy Yitzhaki, a member of hagigit a few months ago for Jerusalemite.
Back from the USA
We have returned from another trip from the USA. Jet lag has been a bitch and the cabin pressure does not do my arthritic body any good. My entire body was swollen for about three days. Feeling much better now thanks. And thank you disease altering drugs. You complete me.
The weather was absolutely beautiful in New York and the thing I enjoyed the most was the plethora of trees. Shade is a novelty here in Israel. We can’t take our daughter to the park unless its before 9:00 am or after 6:00 pm during the summer months. The sun is just too damn strong. It was a real pleasure to be able to hop out of MIL’s apartment and walk to either Central or Riverside park.
I took Tzofia to the Museum of Natural History for the first time. I hadn’t been there myself since 5th grade so it was a trip. She seemed to have enjoyed it but I think she was a bit confused as to why all the animals weren’t moving and why all the people were behind glass. Tzofia spent most of the time asking me what everything was and saying hello to people. And saying hello to the the indigenous people behind the glass. Just spreading the joy. She really blossomed while we were there. I’m not sure if it was just a stage of development she hit or the massive exposure to English set something off but she suddenly became more verbal than ever before. And she also became all about me. I used to have to ask for hugs but now I get them without asking.
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