WOTTONCOOL

The morning and afternoon was spent visiting companies like

Israel Aerospace Industries, I’d show you photos of their unmanned air vehicles that we were able to see up close at the factory… But I’m fearful of being earmarked as a potential security threat thus removed the photos :/

Comverse, a telecommunication service provider who works with Singtel.

and

Netex, offering an alternative option for search navigation. Instead of finding as many search results as possible, their algorithms are designed to retrieve only the most relevant select few results.

The company visits were interesting and the primary reason for the trip.

BUT

my photos start from the evening’s explorations of the city (:

And because it was late and I was in a group, not wanting to hold them up too much by my skewed interests, I have a collection of window shop photos.

Case in point, this lingerie store had such cute table legs!

Origami in a bookstore.

Weathered coat and helmet from G-Star.

This measuring tape necklace by Liza Benshtain in a mall display case also caught my eye. (I can’t imagine threading these roles of tape, can you?)

Then we met the Cortez Brothers in the Nike store.

This store looked delicious and beckoned to be browsed. Too bad it was late and the store was closed.

And if you are curious, I was exploring Rehov Meir Dizengoff, a main street in Tel Aviv.

And along the way, stumbled onto this store

With an entrance tucked away from the main store entrances, when I walked into the store, all I could say (repeatedly) was “WOW!”

By far the largest collection of vintage Israeli advertisements from the 1920s 1950s I’ll ever see, the lady (hidden behind the shelves) has amassed this collection and reproduced them on fabric, magnets, postcards and reproduced prints.

She even had an original flyer of The Wizard of Oz with Hebrew printed on the reverse side. It was selling for US$600+ (READ: completely out of budget yo!)

Smaller items like purses, postcards and magnets were more affordable. And I am very appreciative of her efforts towards ensuring that these images are preserved. (I’ll dig out her namecard and share it with all, she sells her wares online!!)

My friend and I easily spent over an hour in the store trying to decide what item to purchase. I’ll have a separate entry for my purchases. (:

This ghost store was really funny.

Perhaps its really clear to the locals but the ghosts seemed rather incongruous to the shoes, bags and leggings being sold. :/

Came across another vintage store. And I was really kicking myself and silently screaming “WHY MUST THIS STORE BE CLOSE!?! NNOOO!!!”

Would have loved to be the proud owner of something, anything (!) from this store. *sigh*

Eye-candied this pink sandal for a good 15 seconds before deciding that I couldn’t afford them even if I tried. hahas.

So, moving on!

We explored and walked around a lot more. And finally ended up near our hotel and indulged in

Gelato! *Slurps!!!*

And the friendly brother-sister duo at the store let us take a photo with them behind the counter!

Sweet right?!

That marks the end of Day 3. I don’t know if you feel tired and reading it, cos recounting each day’s events is. hahas (: plus I probably slept between 4 to 6 hours each night because I’d stay out to explore the area.

I wouldn’t like to see, feel and experience Israel any other way