If I Forget Thee…

July 15, 2007 - 2:30 PM by Stephanie

Brian of This Normal Life traveled from Jerusalem a coupla weeks ago for the much written about Israeli Blogference. One evening he joined some Americans in the country for the conference on Tel Aviv’s boardwalk for dinner.

He observed:
The boardwalk is a real eye opener, jammed wall to wall with people, strolling, jogging and walking their dogs. Every cafe was packed and pulsating music and neon filled the muggy night air... Fair enough.

But then:

Over the course of the conversation with the bloggers at dinner it transpired that the organization responsible for bringing the group to Israel had nixed a proposal for the group to spend a night in Jerusalem. The city’s nightlife, they said, couldn’t hold a candle to the disco and nightclub hopping that had been planned for the group in Tel Aviv …

Excuse me? Brian doth protest.

Jerusalem may be a sleepy sister to lively Tel Aviv, but our nocturnal activities are just as happening. And while we may not have the boardwalk, a stroll through southern Jerusalem on a warm summer night, the kind when even shirtsleeves seem too much but the air is dry so you’re comfortable and free, would prove to anyone that Jerusalem possesses charms even Tel Aviv can’t touch.

Read on for Brian’s foray into Jerusalem nightlife where the pulse is beating indeed.

Is this like an East Coast West Coast kinda thang?

Photo courtesy of Jerusalemshots.com

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