21/06/2009 - Scenes from Tel Aviv

21/06/2009 - Scenes from Tel Aviv

America still wins the 'number of flags flying per square mile' contest, but it's a very close call.

21/06/2009 - Scenes from Tel Aviv

There's a casual militarism here, and it manifests in curious ways. I think it correlates to universal military service and Israel's particular geopolitical situation. Either way, sometimes it shows with such gems as 'Guns n Moses.'

21/06/2009 - Scenes from Tel Aviv

This was in a crazy little antique store. Any idea what it is? 300 bonus points if you know. Electro-shock device? Medical sterilizer? Those pieces in the top are made of thin glass, and the thingy in the bottom is connected to the box, which has voltage-adjustment knobs.

21/06/2009 - Scenes from Tel Aviv

Also from the crazy antique store. It's a camera-stock, (just?) like the kind war-journalists used during Vietnam. It lets you take a stable shot easily, even when on the move, but makes the camera look a bit weapon-like, to say the least.

21/06/2009 - Scenes from Tel Aviv

21/06/2009 - Scenes from Tel Aviv

I made a wish here! It's in the old city, Yaffa/Jaffa, at the top of the hill - It had the signs of the zodiac engraved on bronze cylinders along the length of the bridge. It also had a wonderful view of the sea and of Tel Aviv.

21/06/2009 - Scenes from Tel Aviv

O?RLY?