I passed this door and wondered what or who was inside.
Maybe I didn't want to know.
All I knew was that the painting would be good for Monday Mural meme.
Lest you get the wrong idea, that I wander around in the seedy spots of the older Beer Sheva neighborhoods, let me defend myself.
Our tour was quickly following our guide down the street to visit some synagogues.
Eighteen synagogues are concentrated on this one street, and within a few square kilometers there are 33 !
The Hebrew writing on the wall here is "Tirtsale," the diminutive form of the women's name Tirtsa.
I thought I would end the post here and let you react to the mystery place.
But curiosity is killing me.
Oi, would you believe, there is a Facebook page for Tirtsale!
And photos there show the painted woman wearing a dark purple sweater!
It is a tiny shop for vintage clothes and stuff -- "special things for special women, collected with great love from all over the world."
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(Linking also to Our World Tuesday and Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors. And for ABC Wednesday, V is for vintage and voluptuous.)
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Love the mural! And my wife loves some of the handbags!
ReplyDeleteDina, your posts' are delightful!
ReplyDeleteA very strange place for a mural like this...
ReplyDeletehmmm is it really a tiny shop for vintage clothes? Tirtza looks as if she is up for a spot of more action than shopping!!
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty cool! ;-)
ReplyDeleteRegarding your question: yes, I'm having trouble with comments... you write your comment then click to post it and the "oops" just shows. Then you have to reopen the comment box, write it again and hope it works. Maybe some people don't try it again, I don't know...
ReplyDeleteI just got done complementing a blogger for "one of the better murals for this week's edition of Monday Mural", you just outdid him here. This is great! Simple and stylish.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a nice little shop.
ReplyDeleteYou never know what is behind a facade. I checked the wall on Facebook. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteI like the style of this mural, although not what I'd expect in this part of the city. Glad you did some digging to find out more about this place for us. :)
ReplyDeleteWe both found murals on shops and his week, Dina! I like yours very much
ReplyDeleteI think it's delightful. Sometimes the "funky" parts of town have the best spots for shopping and dining.
ReplyDeleteIt is visually striking!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun and interesting tour. It didn't seem seedy to me. That mural is actually quite nice.
ReplyDeleteFriends, ha, I'm enjoying your reactions. :)
ReplyDeleteKay, at first I thought she looked topless.
What a great piece of art work... love it!
ReplyDeleteMollyxxx
I am not going to write down what my first thoughts were, when I first saw the picture! But like you, I would have tried out what the woman was doing. I like what her little house was used for. Thank you for revealing the secret!
ReplyDeleteWil, ABCW Team
I think she does look topless--not sure if I would have really peaked in there.
ReplyDeleteAnn
yes, it's an interesting choice
ReplyDeleteseeing the woman posing with a hot drink, I had guessed that it was a coffee shop. tantalizing mural
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was that it might be a tea shop.
ReplyDeleteMy curiosity would have forced me to see what kind of shop it was. :) An Arkie's Musings
ReplyDeleteClever and mysterious.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you cleared it up. I have to admit the place wasn't what I thought it was...
I wonder how the truly interested buyers find the shop's tiny door for the first time..
ReplyDeleteSo many sнnagogues concentrated in one place remind me Moscow with churches at every corner.
How interesting
ReplyDeleteVery interesting photo and text!
ReplyDeleteMurthy,ABCW Team
Love it!
ReplyDeleteI would just have to know what was in that shop based on the mural.
I like the mural. It would have drawn me in as well. The mural would be well suited to a cafe
ReplyDeleteReally, really cool! And weirdest of all, I think I've heard of that place...
ReplyDeleteShalom Dina! It sounds like a very interesting shop. Wow, so many synagogues in one place! Amazing. Just stopping by to leave comments on everyone who contributed to Toby's Whimsical Windows Delirious Doors post; I am finally back in the game.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting mural for a shop. - Margy
ReplyDeleteWhat a unique find!:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.