Went for a very quick visit in Kaohsiung the other day and stopped for lunch at the lovely Cheng Ching lake, stretching out at the north-east side of Kaohsiung with lovely pagodas and parks. I really missed the
“Made in Tainan” Live Music Festival at Anping
“Made in Tainan” took place last Saturday at the Anping harbor area in western Tainan. Tainan Bulletin had the following : 14:00~14:50 Sun Of Morning 15:00~15:50 Bugs Of Phonon 16:00~16:50 The Sawbucks 17:00~17:50 Divebomb 18:00~18:50 Mr.Dirty 19:00~19:50 130 Dollars 20:00~20:50
Night Festivals in Jerusalem : Yarid Chutzot HaYotzer – International Arts and Crafts Fair
The annual Yarid Chutzot Ha-Yotzer was taking place last week in Jerusalem in the beautiful valley between the Jaffa gate of the old city and Yemin Moshe (official link). Lots of stuff to see and do. Local artists
Jerusalem : Dome of the Rock
It’s been years since I was last there and so much has happened in Israel since. Waiting in line, all waiting with me were tourists. A big Korean group, some Germans and quite a few French folks. No Israelis, though.
Jerusalem : Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman
There are quite a few insane things happening around Jerusalem. I always try to picture myself as a tourist and imagine how I would respond to seeing those oddities all around me. The Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman movement is
Israeli Night Festivals : Art and Pasta at the Museum of Italian Jews in Jerusalem
Last week the Museum of Italian Jews in down-town Jerusalem celebrated Italian culture with lots of great food and arts from Italy. The Italian Jewish community in Jerusalem is small but vibrant, orbiting around the community synagogue and museum at
Night Markets in Israel : Night Flea-market at Jaffa
Usually open on weekends, the Jaffa flee market was open during last Thursday night with special performances and artists gathering together to bring some of that magical night market atmosphere to Israel. There were some bands playing around. Greek style…
Oskar Schindler and Saint Peter in Gallicantu : Jerusalem
Just outside the old city walls overlooking the neighborhood of Abu-Tor is a Christian-Arab burial ground. In that place rests the person who became especially famous after Spielberg’s Oscar winning film “Schindler’s List”, Oskar Schindler, for rescuing Jews during the
Jerusalem – Touring ancient aqueducts and underground tunnels at Armon Hanatziv
A week after arriving back in Israel my dad, who’s doing tour guiding as a hobby to selected groups of friends and family, took a group from his workplace to see a part of Jerusalem most locals, like myself, don’t
Jerusalem : On, around, inside and under the old city walls
The old city walls in Jerusalem are probably the best preserved Turkish style old city walls anywhere in the world. Sultan Süleyman or “Süleyman the magnificent” did an amazing job with the old city walls in Jerusalem back in the
