At the wine tasting event the night before, one of the guests had beautiful earrings. When I asked her about them, she said they were from this outdoor market that happens every Friday in Jerusalem. Lo and behold, the market was right next to our house! The next morning I woke up and explored the Bezalel market (after almost an hour at the post office), and was pleasantly surprised. There were many vendors, none of them too pushy, and a large variety of handmade items.

I wandered the market and talked to a few vendors. It seemed that overall everything was made by hand. If I were an artist, this would be a nice place to spend the day – it was breezy with plenty of shade and foot traffic.