Time for the beast, part II

So a couple more pics of my neighbourhood. First one is my local 'makolet', or corner shop. I used to pop in frequently, but ever since we decided to go on an economy drive, I haven't popped in for a visit and a chat about the football. My bank manager is happy, that's the main thing...



Last pic for today is of a typical house in the 'hood. This isn't a two storey house, this is a block of eight apartments, four on the ground floor, four on the top floor. The whole neighbourhood is full of these luxury condos, though the Tel Aviv council is dead keen to rip 'em all down and replace them with handsome new 7 storey buildings. And that's the reason we're here, because if our house gets pulled down, and it is slated for early demolition, we'll be quids in. But we don't expect it to happen for a long, long time. Aren't those second floor balconies an impressive feat of Israeli engineering? And as for the asbestos roofs, well...

 

Is anyone still wondering why we're thinking of making an exit from Tel Aviv?