Saturday, February 29, 2020
Friday, February 28, 2020
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Photo of the Day
Jerusalem - old downtown
Note there is a difference between old and new downtown in Jerusalem. Not far from each other but very different.
The new one has modern buildings, cafes, restaurants, night life and a lively youth scene.
The old downtown dates from the British Mandate and it was in its heyday in the 1930s and 40s.
That’s were the old Knesset was, where Independence was declared in 1948. The building is being renovated and will be opened as a museum,
so I only saw the exterior (not the one in the photo).
No photos of that one as it was all surrounded by a construction area fence. Maybe next trip.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Monday, February 24, 2020
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Saturday, February 22, 2020
The Great White Fleet
Today is the anniversary of the return of the Great White Fleet. That was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battleships which completed a journey around the world from 16 December 1907, to 22 February 1909 to show the flag following Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy: "speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far".
(Links to Wikipedia)
Friday, February 21, 2020
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Copernicus birthday
Nicolaus Copernicus - (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance-era polymath whose theory of the universe placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the universe.
