After a year trip we collected quite a lot of handstands around the world. We have made a short video showing them all.
take a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duT6NU6EYiE
tell us what you think about it.
p.s.
The idea to do handstands around the world started in the Taj Mahal in India. Ophir tried to do it in each place we thought it's important to add it to our collection.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Celebrating Purim
it all started when ophir said that the company he works in are doing a costume party in Purim. We decided that we have to go with a nice costume.
So, i searched the internet for interesting idea and i have encountered a photo in flickr from a guy name Krossbow with a roller coaster ride cosume. we decided to do it.
we worked few hours and as you can see in the photo it came out pretty good.
We had good time in the party. everybody loved it and we won 1st place in the costume party.
:)
So, i searched the internet for interesting idea and i have encountered a photo in flickr from a guy name Krossbow with a roller coaster ride cosume. we decided to do it.
we worked few hours and as you can see in the photo it came out pretty good.
We had good time in the party. everybody loved it and we won 1st place in the costume party.
:)
Monday, January 01, 2007
Celebrating Hanukkah 2006 in Israel
Happy Hanukkah!!!
It was really nice to celebrate the holiday with family!
and here are some updates:
we are settling down really fast and we enjoy every minute back home. We found jobs quite fast and we also bought an apartment. Time goes by really fast!
Ophir's brother, Lior, is getting married soon. MAZAL TOV!!
That's it for now,
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
It was really nice to celebrate the holiday with family!
and here are some updates:
we are settling down really fast and we enjoy every minute back home. We found jobs quite fast and we also bought an apartment. Time goes by really fast!
Ophir's brother, Lior, is getting married soon. MAZAL TOV!!
That's it for now,
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
Back on the roads.....
Only 2 months in Israel I found myself traveling to the US again. But this time from work!
I found a new job at Sandisk and they sent me for a week to Milpitas, CA to work with the FW group at Sandisk USA.
It was really nice to drive again at the 101 and to go dinning at San Francisco.
A lot of memories came back.....
I found a new job at Sandisk and they sent me for a week to Milpitas, CA to work with the FW group at Sandisk USA.
It was really nice to drive again at the 101 and to go dinning at San Francisco.
A lot of memories came back.....
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Rosh Hashana
The new Hebrew year has come and the best way to celebrate it is with family. So on our way to New York city from Niagra Falls ,Canada, we stop in Itacha in New-York state. Ami , Shiri, Tomer and Aya are living their right now while Ami is Studying in Cornell University. (by the way Ami is Ophir cousin if you don't know)
We had a great dinner together and we had lots of fun.
so SHANA TOVA TO ALL of YOU!!!!
We had a great dinner together and we had lots of fun.
so SHANA TOVA TO ALL of YOU!!!!
Saturday, September 16, 2006
10 days of vacation!!!!
Vacation!!! Sounds good! We went and ordered a motel room for 4 nights next to Disney World and ordered 7 nights cruise in the Caribbean after that. All was good, the weather was nice and than hurricane Ernesto came... we were so worried!
In the end the hurricane was just a tropical storm and all we got is rain. By the time we started the 2nd day in Disney world it was sunny and hot again.
The days in Disney world passed so fast we started the day at 7am and finished at 11pm. it was great!! And of course than we went to the cruise and the real vacation started... 3 islands to see and 3 fun days at sea. The cruise went by like it never started. We had so much fun. And no hurricane!!!!
It was so good that we said we had to do it again.
At the moment we are in Virginia and getting close to the day that we go back to Israel. (2 weeks from today and we land in Israel)
We are looking forward to see the family and all of our friends.
See you soon.
P.S. the photo was taken at Disney World.
In the end the hurricane was just a tropical storm and all we got is rain. By the time we started the 2nd day in Disney world it was sunny and hot again.
The days in Disney world passed so fast we started the day at 7am and finished at 11pm. it was great!! And of course than we went to the cruise and the real vacation started... 3 islands to see and 3 fun days at sea. The cruise went by like it never started. We had so much fun. And no hurricane!!!!
It was so good that we said we had to do it again.
At the moment we are in Virginia and getting close to the day that we go back to Israel. (2 weeks from today and we land in Israel)
We are looking forward to see the family and all of our friends.
See you soon.
P.S. the photo was taken at Disney World.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
USA - our last destination in our big trip
It's been a long time since we updated the blog. It looks like we got stuck in NZ but we didn't. We have traveled to AUSTRALIA and FIJI and now in the US.
In short, we spent 3 weeks in Australia. We went from Melbourne to Brisbane. We flew to Fiji and spent a week over there. After that we flew to Los Angeles in California.
There are a lot of stories to tell about the places that we have been in these past few months but we don't have so much internet time so we will just skip it
In the US we bought a car and we are now after 2.5 months travel in the west coast.
We went to a lot of National Parks (Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands, Mesa Verde, Grand Canyon, Seqoia, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Glacier, Capitol Reef, Escelante, and Crater Lake). In those parks we did a lot of camping and day trips. We have been also to big cities like Vegas, LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle and many more.
We have a car so it means that to all of those places we drove and so far we have done..... 9000 miles.
We are now in Chicago starting our way to the east coast. The mid west as the American calls it (there is no mid east.) was really nice. We went to see Mount Rushmore in the middle and it was quite amazing to see the 4 presidents carved into the mountain.
It’s time to sleep... hope you are all well and we hope you will comment our post and our photos so we will know that someone is reading it and looking at our photos.
Bye bye
Irit & Ophir
p.s. In the photo you can see us in the Grand Canyon National Park
In short, we spent 3 weeks in Australia. We went from Melbourne to Brisbane. We flew to Fiji and spent a week over there. After that we flew to Los Angeles in California.
There are a lot of stories to tell about the places that we have been in these past few months but we don't have so much internet time so we will just skip it
In the US we bought a car and we are now after 2.5 months travel in the west coast.
We went to a lot of National Parks (Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands, Mesa Verde, Grand Canyon, Seqoia, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Glacier, Capitol Reef, Escelante, and Crater Lake). In those parks we did a lot of camping and day trips. We have been also to big cities like Vegas, LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle and many more.
We have a car so it means that to all of those places we drove and so far we have done..... 9000 miles.
We are now in Chicago starting our way to the east coast. The mid west as the American calls it (there is no mid east.) was really nice. We went to see Mount Rushmore in the middle and it was quite amazing to see the 4 presidents carved into the mountain.
It’s time to sleep... hope you are all well and we hope you will comment our post and our photos so we will know that someone is reading it and looking at our photos.
Bye bye
Irit & Ophir
p.s. In the photo you can see us in the Grand Canyon National Park
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Living on a sheep farm, Lawrence
Well we just thought that after the milking experience we need also some experience with sheep. So we managed to sleep in a farm that has sheep and cattle. We woke up early in the morning and went to help to gather the sheep and bring them to the centre of the farm. (Well the dogs did the entire job we just joined the ride). After that we helped the farmer Gram to weigh the sheep. That was really nice and it was not as hard and not as messy as working with cows.
The steepest road in the world, Dunedin
After the Rodeo we had time to explore the bug city near by, Dunedin. It's a beautiful city and we have spent there 2 nice days. We went to see a movie, saw the botanic gardens, went to see a Cadbory chocolate factory and explored the beautiful streets. The Otago peninsula is just near Dunedin and we spent there half a day and we managed to see Albatross & more seals.
In The photo you can see Irit climbing on the steepest street in the world, which can be found in Dunedin.
In The photo you can see Irit climbing on the steepest street in the world, which can be found in Dunedin.
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Rodeo in New Zealand
We heard about a Rodeo happening somewhere in Outram, so we decided to check it out. We found out where & when and we also arranged accommodation near by. On the day of the Rodeo we arrived and we saw lots of people carrying chairs and we were so happy to use for the first time our chairs.... We set down on a small hill and wait for the show to start. There were 7 different types of competitions from tying a small cow to riding on bull. In the photo you can see one of the competition that the rider need to hold the bull from it's horn and turn it upside down.
Playing "tofeset" with a Seal
Ophir were almost caught by the seal ...
The photo was taken in Muaraki (west cost of the south island). The seals usually just sitting/laying on the sand waiting for the time to pass ... thinking about who knows ... but if you get too close they might bark on you and start to chase you away ... (maybe that's why in Hebrew they are being called "sea dog" ... barking ... and by the way, they have a bad smell...
The photo was taken in Muaraki (west cost of the south island). The seals usually just sitting/laying on the sand waiting for the time to pass ... thinking about who knows ... but if you get too close they might bark on you and start to chase you away ... (maybe that's why in Hebrew they are being called "sea dog" ... barking ... and by the way, they have a bad smell...
Mt. Cook & Lake Pukaki
Mt. Cook, it's not called after Captain Hook from Piter Pan, and no, he was not actually cook, his full name is Captain James Cook. and he discovered New Zealand.
Awesome place ... what can we add more.
We arrived to Mt. Cook after Timaru, and stayed the night over there, we weren't lucky cause the day after we had rough wind and rain, and we couldn't climb the mountain so much, after 1/2 hour we came down from the mountain.
Awesome place ... what can we add more.
We arrived to Mt. Cook after Timaru, and stayed the night over there, we weren't lucky cause the day after we had rough wind and rain, and we couldn't climb the mountain so much, after 1/2 hour we came down from the mountain.
Juggling at the kindergarden
Who thought Ophir would perform in front of such audience ... well, we stayed in Timaru at a place where the woman was a teacher in a kindergarten, she asked us to come and make some juggling for her children. We thought it would be a nice opportunity to visit a kindergarten in NZ. We also learnt that each child that arrives to age 5 exactly on that day he/she start school, even if it's in the middle of the year (sounds weird...) so in the class every now and then a new child join in!!!
Rugby - popular game in New Zealand
Crusaders (NZ) ver. Sharks (South Africa)
We heard that an international game suppose to be in place called Timaru, so after the Mt. Somers track we arrived to Timaru to watch the game. Rugby is very tough game with a lot of power, and it is very popular in NZ.
In the photo you can see Irit with very tall player of the Crusaders (that won eventually, 22:21)
We heard that an international game suppose to be in place called Timaru, so after the Mt. Somers track we arrived to Timaru to watch the game. Rugby is very tough game with a lot of power, and it is very popular in NZ.
In the photo you can see Irit with very tall player of the Crusaders (that won eventually, 22:21)
Mt. Somer track
Well we thought it would be nice to start tramping in New Zealand with a short track and easy.... Well it was short but not so easy!
The first day was really nice after the couple, we had spent a night in their place, has dropped us in the starting point just after we left our car at the finishing point. We walked up hill for 3 hours but it was really beautiful. On the track there are mining stories so it was nice. We slept in a small old hut that suits 6 people. In the next room there were 3 working man that were building the new hut just next to us. They have put a Possum trap just next to their door and in the photo you can see that they were lucky. On the 2nd day we walked for 3 hours and slept for 1 hour more and than because it was still early (2pm) we finished the track (4 more hours)
At the end we were tired but happy because we had a nice warm place to spend the night in!
The first day was really nice after the couple, we had spent a night in their place, has dropped us in the starting point just after we left our car at the finishing point. We walked up hill for 3 hours but it was really beautiful. On the track there are mining stories so it was nice. We slept in a small old hut that suits 6 people. In the next room there were 3 working man that were building the new hut just next to us. They have put a Possum trap just next to their door and in the photo you can see that they were lucky. On the 2nd day we walked for 3 hours and slept for 1 hour more and than because it was still early (2pm) we finished the track (4 more hours)
At the end we were tired but happy because we had a nice warm place to spend the night in!
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