Workshop pictures

Some pictures... (most of these by my friend Stefan)

Upright piano action


Fruits from the workshop garden




Learning is very hard. Students are sometimes near the end of the line...



There is a lot of stray dogs in Nablus. Last day, I found one of those in the workshop



I must introduce “Khallas” (say “Rrallas”), the workshop garden turtoise!
(Khallas means “Enough!”. Palestinian people use it frequently...)

Khallas at home


Khallas just waked up


Khallas yawning

One day in Nablus

I like living in Nablus. Since my return, I am finding my habits again.

Here is one usual day;

Around nine, I leave my flat and start to walk. Then I observe different shops and workshops on the street. I arrived at my hummus restaurant. Yasseen, the hummus maker is very busy because there is a lot of people who wants to buy his precious mixture (There, you could feel how it is enjoyable to live in a country where everybody is open and always exchanges some words).



After some words and getting my food, I finish my way down toward Nablus the Culture where is my workshop (I live much more high than it, Nablus is very undulating). Streets there are full of motor and carpentry workshops where I can see the work progression every days. Then, I arrive at Nablus the Culture and water the heavenly garden before my students arrival.

I do not have always all my students at the same time and they often change of work station during the day; some tuning on the morning and adjustment or restoration the afternoon. So, I go from one work station to another to follow the progression and advise. Breaks are also great moments... With the English as common language, we exchange a lot of Palestinian and French vocabulary or stories.

At 8.00pm, The day is over. On this hour, it is always the night. I resume one's journey and see the commerces closing before going back home.

Nablus by night

Nablus tour

Last sunday (last day for Stefan before leave), we did a walk in Nablus. Sameh, one of my students, kindly proposed us to be our guide in this very old labyrinth.

Nablus center



First, we visited a soap factory
(As you should know, Nablus soap is famous)
more informations

Entrance


The tank


The factory is an old building...


The store


This man can pack 1000 soaps in one hour!



Then, we entered in the old city

Entrance


Commercial streets



The al-Manara clock tower


Come to eat a Kanafeh portion with us! (What is a Kanafeh?)


Little way between two streets


Some quiet streets




This door remember us how life is sometimes hard there


Nice construction

Would you like some spices?




There was also Romain theater ruins.
Unfortunately, all is abandoned probably because of the
lack of money.






After the old city, we took a taxi-service to visit the Sichem
palace ruins.
(more informations here)




Sameh told me the huge stone blocks you can see on the last
picture were the base of an enormous stone door.


This day showed me again how I can be lucky to live in such a
city.

Stefan's pictures

Stefan visited alone Jerusalem, Jericho and the Dead Sea. I have to show you some beautiful pictures he came back with...

Jerusalem

Jericho

The Dead Sea

On the road