Name this Consulate

Whose consulate is this?

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Bifurcated Roads (2)

I still haven't found another bifurcated road like Shderot HaMeiri in Kiryat Moshe, but here is Shalom Aleichem Street (between Keren HaYesod and Jabotinsky) in Talbieh. It's a good try, but no walking path in the middle.

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Liberty Bell Park

Welcome to Gan HaPaamon (Liberty Bell Park), conveniently located in between where Jabotinsky Street, Derech Beit Lechem, and King David Street all meet. Most people from America know it as the place where Eugene Gluck sponsors the mass Hakafot Shniot at the end of Sukkot.

Apparently it is named after the Liberty Bell near the entrance (or the bell was put there to give the park a name). I didn't see a crack in this bell though.

Yes, that is a dragon in the background.
And right now, the park is filled with rides and gymboree balloons (we paid NIS 20 per kid and got free access to all the balloons and 2 rides) .

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A Most Useful Street

Anyone traveling through Jerusalem lately can’t help but notice the train tracks and bus lanes that now crisscross through town. While (hopefully) adding some convenience for public transportation users, they tend to create a bit of challenge to get to certain streets for the rest of us traveling in cars.

One of the biggest challenges is getting from the Abu Tor / Derech Beit Lechem area to the Talbieh / Rechavia.

Once, one merely drove up Keren Hayesod and made a left to Talbieh at any number of corners. That option isn’t available anymore. If you get stuck on Keren HaYesod now, you end up having to go all the way up to Ramban Street before you can make a left.

The trick is a little street called Mapu (named after Avraham Mapu - father of the modern Hebrew novel).

Instead of bearing left on Keren HaYesod, bear right onto King David. After the King Solomon Hotel (on the corner with the Rosemary restaurant), make a left onto Mapu Street and cut straight across onto Jabotinsky.

This is the quickest way to get to Talbieh / Rechavia.

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