Sunday, December 14, 2008

Up and at 'em

Jerusalem's big, bustling, bright Central Bus Station is full of life, and sometimes even surprises!
This stilt-walker was working together with a young man to promote something to the public. I'm not sure what they were selling, but it was fun to see.
Posted by at
Labels: ,

11 comments:

  1. PatsyDecember 14, 2008 at 11:35 AM

    That person looks like it would be so easy to walk and stand. Amazing!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Reader WilDecember 14, 2008 at 2:29 PM

    I've always thought these people, who can walk on stilts so clever and skillful. As a child I couldn't manage to walk on those stilts for children, let alone on those very high things. Great photos, Dina.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Maria VerivakiDecember 14, 2008 at 3:13 PM

    looks like fun - there's very little of that going around greece at the moment...

    ReplyDelete
  4. KayDecember 14, 2008 at 5:19 PM

    That looks like fun. It's interesting that nobody seems to be paying attention to her. They must be used to seeing unusual things around there.

    ReplyDelete
  5. GretchenDecember 14, 2008 at 5:43 PM

    Do you get hassled taking photos in shops? Over here, most malls have outlawed cameras. So sad. :(

    ReplyDelete
  6. DinaDecember 14, 2008 at 5:55 PM

    Gretchen, I did ask the stilt girl if it's OK to photograph. And in stores I ask permission. But if there is no one to ask, like at the huge bus terminal, I just shoot. No one has ever hassled me about it. I avoid using flash, so maybe no one even notices.
    Hard to believe they outlawed cameras in most of your malls. :(
    I have to be careful not to take pics of laborers who might be illegal. Or ultra-Orthodox Jews.
    Oh, and at the Social Security (Bituach Leumi) office, if the guard finds the little camera in my bag when they search it, I have to leave it with the security desk until I leave. Oh, and at the Western Wall photographing on the Sabbath and holy days is forbidden (it is work).

    ReplyDelete
  7. JCDecember 15, 2008 at 1:20 AM

    I love your pictures. I spent several minutes staring at the stilt girl. I don't think a fat person could balance on those. I'm not planning on trying it anytime soon or ever.

    Cats from yesterday's post. I've never seen so many cats as I did in Jerusalem. They were everywhere but we were told not to touch or attempt to feed or pet them. I wonder why? I think to ask at the time.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Petrea BurchardDecember 15, 2008 at 2:34 AM

    She makes it look easy.

    When I was a child, my father made gifts for us each year. One year he made stilts. It was so creative of him! We were all clumsy on them and rarely used them after the holiday. I wish we had appreciated them more. But we appreciated the blocks he made, and the stick horses. Easier to play with, I guess!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Kris McCrackenDecember 15, 2008 at 4:06 AM

    There is something wrong with that girl's feet!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Pietro BrosioDecember 15, 2008 at 9:17 AM

    Interesting image, Dina.
    Here it's forbidden to photograph in some chain stores...

    ReplyDelete
  11. EkiDecember 15, 2008 at 4:51 PM

    That's an ingenious idea of selling. I like this photo, Dina.

    ReplyDelete


Thanks for your comment!
Comment moderation is on so I will see any new comments even on older posts!

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)