German Colony and Downtown

Caught a bus from the top of the mountain to downtown, getting off near the top of Sderot Ben Gurion, which is a street they call The German Colony. Historically it had been settled by a German Protestant sect in 1868. They supported the Nazis in WW2 so the British deported them. The ironic footnote to this is that in 1965 the Israeli government compensated these German Nazis for the property they lost due to a British eviction.
As this community was prosperous, the buildings are quite nice and today the street is lined with very nice shops an restaurants.
Moving down to the Dock area then east you come to a lively area around Paris Square.Les mer