It was a long summer, and the holidays are coming right up: perfect time to enjoy Jerusalem's culture events, shows, and restaurants. Following are some recommendations
It was a long summer, and the holidays are coming right up: perfect time to enjoy Jerusalem's culture events, shows, and restaurants. Following are some recommendations
Open House
For one long weekend (18-20 September), the city opens its houses, so that anyone who wishes can be introduced with the city's architecture and stories. Visitors are invited to enter extraordinary private homes, meet the residents, join history tours, and visit churches and special structures, thus to discover the city of Jerusalem in a different, exciting way.
New Temporary Exhibition,
Museum on the Seam
The Museum on the Seam attempts to "present art as a language with no boundaries in order to raise controversial social issues for public discussion". A new exhibition at the museum, And the Trees Went Forth to Seek a King, which will be on display until 13 December, 2014, deals with the complex relationship between the ruler and the ruled.
Many restaurants in Jerusalem offer interesting deals, here are some suggestions:
Be'Shearaich
In the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem, Be'Shearaich restaurant offers a dairy menu, just a walking distance from the Western Wall. The restaurant is set inside a unique stone house with Oriental design. These days Be'Shearaich offers a meal for NIS88.
Link
Inside an ancient Jerusalem building, intimate Link restaurant's design includes an ancient tree located at the center of the restaurant, dimmed lighting and scattered candles. Link's menu includes meat, fish, seafood and a huge variety of alcohol. For NIS118 you can have shrimp skewers / beef Carpaccio / fillet in red wine / chicken breast in coconut milk and more.
Gabriela Cuchina
Chef Jacque Dayan has been leading this restaurant for many years. Its structure includes two floors and a patio designed in elegant modern lines, with wooden furniture and white leather chairs. The kosher Italian menu includes focaccias, seafood, pasta and lasagna, variety of pizzas, desserts and fine alcohol.
So why not take two days in Jerusalem
