Tuesday 8 January 2008

All the President's men

As from tomorrow, central Jerusalem (1.5 miles in every direction), becomes a pedestrian precinct. No vehicles of any kind will move. If you need to get out of the city, you will have to walk. Why? George W is in town. He and his entourage are taking over the 800 beds at the King David Hotel.
Every street he will drive through has been scrubbed to within an inch of its life. This is only the second time since Independence (:-). I would venture to say that the city hasn't been this clean since the Second Temple period. Traders and residents are wondering why the Jerusalem municipality can't scrub like this more regularly, as their rates are high enough to pay for spit and polish on a daily basis. So there is at least one good reason why the President is in town.
Small challenge for my itinerary though, as I am hoping to assist taking the children who have had successful heart surgery back to Jordan. They have to come to Jerusalem first, then we drive them to Amman. Hmm, the weekend could be interesting.

1 comment:

Ilanadavita said...

I am hoping to assist taking the children who have had successful heart surgery back to Jordan.Is this A Heart for Peace"? I support this organization and have even written about it on my blog.