We are now in Tel Aviv in the White City neighborhood. It has a collection of over 4,000 buildings from the 1930’s in a unique form of the international style known as Bauhaus. It’s from Jewish architects who fled Germany and other European countries after the rise to power by the Nazis. Bauhaus buildings are mostly white with many rounded curves and wide balconies. Of course, many of these buildings have been modified over the years.

The neighborhood comprises several streets and was quite pleasant. This area was full of café’s, boutiques, art galleries, bars, restaurants, ice cream stores, coffee bars, and much more. It was a very lively area. Perhaps my favorite feature was that the streets were often lined with large shade trees. Another favorite was that the center of the roadway was wide and contained separate paths for bikes and pedestrians, plus benches, coffee stands, children’s play areas, etc.

The first photo would be considered a classic Bauhaus building.

The 2nd photo is an example of a wine store we passed in this neighborhood.

We saw many older, often rundown, and unoccupied buildings in this area. Our guide said that they were slowly being redone as money became available. I asked how that worked. She said that when a large company wants to build a new building in the area, part of the agreement is to refresh one of the older buildings.

Our guide said that Tel Aviv has more dogs per capita than any city on earth. I know this guy had his hands full. He is walking in the center of the street walkway that I referred to above.

Did I mention to not get in between anyone in our group and an ice cream store?