We started on Rothschild Blvd, across the street from our favorite juice bar. Rothschild blvd has some beautifully preserved homes, in Bauhaus and neo-Classical and neo-Romantic styles. The Bauhaus architects fled to Tel Aviv from Germany in the 1930s - Hitler started his crackdown with left-wing types, like journalists and Bauhaus architects.
The neo-Classical and neo-Romantic architecture was done by Russian architects, who combined what they were used to with some middle-Eastern elements, like arches, rounded balconies and wrought iron railings.
They are also building skyscrapers on Rothschild, which will change the character of the street. Diagonally across the street from the building above, they are building what will be a 30-story apartment building. This building was grandfathered in -- I think there is going to be a height limit on buildings in the future. The architect, Richard Meier, has his own picture on the sign on the bottom.
classic bauhaus - clean lines, concrete solar blockers over the windows, white
The original owner of this building saw a pagoda roof in NY and had his architect go there to copy it. Now it's owned by the guy who owns Ikea. He is rarely in residence, but keeps it beautifully maintained.
Rich foreigners who own pricy property but rarely use it is a common theme in Israel. It's probably part of what is making the middle class so angry.
the wooden window treatments are part of classic bauhaus
nicely restored building in Neve Tzedek neighborhood, belonging to an artist who attaches her ceramic figurines to the building.
the decrepit building in the foreground is right next to the pretty house above. It's common to see a run-down building next to a new or restored one.
Original home of Aaron Chelouche -- This home was recently sold for $2 million. A short time later, a software company / investment team bought it for $13M. A few months after that, the Russian guy who recently bought the Chelsea soccer team bought it for $32M!
The red and black painted lines are put there to show the contractors where there are fine cracks in the building that need special care.
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| a segway tour in Neve Tzedek |
In the afternoon, we went to the beach again.
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| firsbee and tube in the water |
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| building a sand-castle |
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| Josh and I with the completed castle |
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| Cris, Sam and Ted resting on the beach while Josh builds his sand castle |
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| at dinner at Salt |
You can see the Sheraton tower in the background. The adults quite enjoyed this expensive meal, but the boys didn't care for the food.
And thus ended another relaxing and wonderful day in Tel Aviv.
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