Nonlocal Information


Lodging & Dining
    Dinning in Tel-Aviv

  • Messa, הארבעה 19, תל אביב Tel-Aviv July 2007 +972 (3) 685-6859
    excellent food; outstanding décor

  • Segev שנקר 16 פינת רח' החושלים, הרצליה פיתוח Herzelyia July 2007, +972 (9) 958-0410
    Gourmet



  • Dinning in Beijing

  • Jade Garden, Beijing, June 2006
    nearby the CAS Institute for Computational Mathematics, excellent Chinese food; outstanding décor

  • Confucian Tea House No. 28-1 Guo zi jian Street, opposing eth Confucian temple
    The great tea house of Chun Liu

  • Green-T-house 318 Cuige Zhuang Xiang Hege Zhuang cun Chaoyang T +86 13601137132 or +86 13601137232
    Talking about style - it is a must see in Beijing

  • Danielli's, in St. Regis Hotel Beijing, June 2006
    Best restaurant


  • A favorite place in Hong-Kong

  • Royal Plaza Hotel, Hong Kong
    Arguably here is the best breakfast

    A few places in US

  • Georges California Modern, San Diego La Jolla, July 2008 +1.858.454.4244
    Modern, spent the 2008 4th of July -- outstanding

  • Babbo, NYC, Greenwich Village, March 2008 +1.212.777.0303
    Italian, outstanding; try their saffron Panna Cotta

  • JiRaffe, LA, April 2005
    Uniformly excellent food; great Swordfish

  • Stella, New Orleans, March 2007
    A unique restaurant indeed: excellent food

  • La Casa Sena, Santa Fe, Nov. 2006, Dec. 2007


    A few stops in Europe

  • Lamson resturant, Oslo, May-June 2009
    A Thai-fusion restaurant; skovveien 1 just near the Frogner House apartments

  • Enterprise Hotel, Milano, July 2008
    Great hotel: Modern design, w/free Internet, unbelievable breakfast, easy tram connection for a great; Amex rate

  • Jazz Hotel, Barcelona, July 2004
    Great location, Modern design

  • Sheraton Frankfurt Flavors restaurant, April 2004
    Try the catfish (Engquist and mine favorite on the way back from Oberwolfach)

  • Hermitage Hotel, Florence, April 2004
    First floor view is recommended

 

Events of interest



Persons of interest

  • Émilie du Châtelet
    "She lived a life at a full tilt like a spirited healthy child"
    Voltaire
    (And thank you David Grey)
  • Lise Meitner
    "Lise Meitner: a physicist who never lost her humanity."

  • Emmy Noether
    "...the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began."
    Albert Einstein
  • Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen
    Arctic explorer (aboard the Fram); a noted zoologist, oceanographer, a pioneer of neuron theory and fluid dynamics; a distinguished diplomat, commissioner of refugees for the League of Nations and 1922 Nobel Lauriate ...widely regarded as one of the greatest personalities in the history of Norway.



Few favorites

Great duos:


Michal Tadmor swingdancing







Michal & Ben swingdancing - New orleans function @ shaffa :







Michal swingdancing Spring 2009 - Minor Swing





Michal swingdancing Spring 2009 - Stompin' at the Savoy





Five Hebrew Love Songs - Eric Whitacre and Hila Plitmann at Cal Lutheran w/Tali on Piano





B.B. King & Gary Moore: The Thrill is Gone




Louis Armstrong & Danny Kaye



and few great singles too:


George Carlin: Why Ten?





Alex Baldwin: Best Performence





Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze





Francesco Cafiso - All Blues


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Stevie Wonder


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Potpourri:







Hers & His:






and more personal stuff:

Interview w/Yuli Tamir יום חדש 31.8.2007:






Tali & Jocee video 12.10.2008: