Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Back door delivery

Unloading the day's vegetables for a restaurant on Agrippas Street in Jerusalem.
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9 comments:

  1. KatneyOctober 15, 2009 at 12:35 AM

    Just the street name afte an ancient governor as a counterpoint to the modern car is something in itself.

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  2. LowellOctober 15, 2009 at 1:09 AM

    A nice slice-of-life in Jerusalem...lots of veggies!

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  3. CloudiaOctober 15, 2009 at 4:15 AM

    Some things ring familiar everywhere in the world.

    I remember awakening to the clop clop of horses pulling wagons of produce-for-sale in my grandmother's West Philadelphia of 50 years ago. Peddlers, Italian and Jewish peddlers. another world. Have we lived so long?
    And still LOVING it!

    Shalom & Aloha, my Friend!

    Comfort Spiral

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  4. KayOctober 15, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    I can almost feel the anticipation of seeing all the colorful and delicious produce about to be delivered.

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  5. spacedlawOctober 15, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    I love that streets still bear Roman names. I wonder if this is the same Agrippa who is responsible for the Pantheon in Rome.

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  6. Pietro BrosioOctober 15, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    Beautiful image of everyday's life. I like this kind of pictures.
    I'm still thinking of the menschelach: they are so unique and charming!

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  7. DinaOctober 15, 2009 at 9:54 PM

    Katney and Spacedlaw, I agree, it is fun to have historical street names. Our Agrippa(s), grandson of Herod the Great, lived from 10 BC to 44 CE and was king of Judea. He was actually quite well-liked by the Jews.

    Jacob, funny funny. :)

    Cloudia, really?! I remember the horse-drawn ice wagon coming through the alley in Chicago. The driver would give us kids little pieces of ice to eat. When I was little we had an icebox.

    Kay, yeah, and the funny thing is, the restaurant is just half a block from the huge market.

    Pietro, I'll try to give you more everyday pictures. Hey, you are an artist, maybe you can make some menschelach!

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  8. DinaOctober 15, 2009 at 9:57 PM

    You can find great little stories for Jerusalem street names at
    http://books.google.com/books?id=yqXXD_74yAEC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false

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  9. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪October 16, 2009 at 11:53 AM

    In Singapore, we get Israeli persimmons. Very sweet.

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