On Vox: Lighthouse hunting.

One and a half days into the furlough, and here's a brief update on my lighthouse hunt. I went to Akko and Haifa yesterday, and to Mikhmoret this morning. The first one was a snatch - the lighthouse is easily accessible, stands by itself, it was early in the morning, partly cloudy - excellent for photos. Haifa was a different story. The lighthouse tower is within a military compound, and pressed between other structures. The only decent angle was with the sun standing right behind it, which gave a black silhouette against a ball of fire. Even if I return there in the evening, I'm not sure I can get a good "postcard" view of it. Now the most curious so far - Mikhmoret. The lighthouse is a tiny little rotating device on top of a concrete structure probably used as the naval school's club. Obviously, the guard at the gate didn't want to let me into the school, so I had to go around it. Down the beach, behind the fence, and there I am against the so-called lighthouse. Some students and teachers were standing near the structure, but I put on my best "I'm okay you're okay" face and kept on snapping. Nobody said anything. Off the premises, and back to the beach. Next on the list - Jaffa and Ashdod. Maybe this afternoon.

Originally posted on wildernesscat.vox.com

Lighthouse hunting - a few pics.

Okay, so here are some of the images from yesterday and this morning:

Akko:

Haifa:

Mikhmoret:

A short visit to Jerusalem.

Yeah, that's something else I did yesterday. _wwwera_ wanted to show me a quaint old building by the central bus station, with a tree growing through its cracks, but I saw something completely different.

Two young dudes hanging around the old house, as if they had nothing better to do on a sunny summer afternoon.

Suddenly, a couple of rats appeared from under the house!

We all got engaged in chasing those rats, with the black-and-white dudes trying to force them back into the open again.

Finally, a religious soldier came by, and told the boys that while they were having fun and all, that stranger without a kipa (yours truly) was taking their pictures. I was promptly requested to delete those photos immediately. I did. A few.