Making a dangerous situation kid-friendly?


Entrance into the bomb shelter at the Dan Hotel in Jerusalem.





I can't quite fathom what it would be like to live in a country where this sort of thing is taken for granted as a normal security measure. Pray for peace for our world.



33 comments:

  1. EricaStaApril 17, 2017 at 11:04 AM

    It`s a tragedy... see around. What will be next days?

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  2. Sharon WagnerApril 17, 2017 at 12:02 PM

    Amen.

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  3. DanielaApril 17, 2017 at 2:04 PM

    Every day of our lives, now, a tragedy can happen in some part of our wonderful world ... let's pray for Peace !

    Thank you for hosting, sweet Sue !

    XOXO Daniela at _ My little old world - (sweetlydreamingofthepast.blogspot.com)

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  4. Gentle JoyApril 17, 2017 at 2:50 PM

    i agree... praying for safety. How sad to need such a place.

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  5. Handmade in IsraelApril 17, 2017 at 4:49 PM

    Of course it is sad that we have to have bomb shelters, but this one is being put to good use! Danyland is the children's club run by the Dan Hotels and they have "set up shop" in the shelter. Of course that means that if or when the shelter is ever needed, it will be filled with fun toys and games to keep the children occupied. A win-win situation.

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  6. csuhpat1April 17, 2017 at 5:22 PM

    Wow, that is amazing. I am speechless. Got to always pray for peace. Thanks for sharing.

    Thanks for hosting and I hope you have a wonderful week.

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  7. SharonApril 17, 2017 at 7:44 PM

    So sad. I guess it does show concern for the children, though.

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  8. Jill HarrisonApril 17, 2017 at 9:03 PM

    I don't think I could cope with a world where we had to have bomb shelters. But I like that they have made them kid friendly - but so sad this is a part of their life. The world seems to be going mad. I pray for peace.

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  9. cedarmerefarmApril 17, 2017 at 10:43 PM

    We are very lucky here in the US. What a brilliant idea to make a sad and dangerous situation look kinder.

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  10. Rhonda AlbomApril 17, 2017 at 11:13 PM

    A sad commentary on safety and the people who are out to destroy you.

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  11. BirgittaApril 17, 2017 at 11:28 PM

    Such tragedy! I really long for peace now...

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  12. Nancy ChanApril 18, 2017 at 12:42 AM

    It is so sad that there is a need for such a place. We have taken peace for granted. Thank you, Sue for hosting. Have a beautiful and peaceful day!

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  13. UppalApril 18, 2017 at 6:07 AM

    It is intriguing!

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  14. Tamar SBApril 18, 2017 at 6:46 AM

    It is amazing and humbling what they've done to make it part of life for the kids.

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  15. Phil SladeApril 18, 2017 at 7:51 AM

    It's a terriblw world we live in Sue. I hope we can destroy the monsters in our midst.

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  16. Traudi GartendrosselApril 18, 2017 at 10:35 AM

    dreadful!

    Thank you, sue, for sharing
    Greetings from Germany
    Traudi

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  17. Karren HallerApril 18, 2017 at 12:29 PM

    Thanks for hosting, always great pictures that you share!!!

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  18. UnknownApril 18, 2017 at 2:19 PM

    Thanks for hosting. : ) Very sad. : (

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  19. Kenneth Cole SchneiderApril 18, 2017 at 3:04 PM

    Very sobering image, yet the decorations may help relieve the anxiety of a small child or parents who must enter the shelter under what could be terrifying circumstances.

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  20. Christina MorleyApril 18, 2017 at 4:31 PM

    I can imagine that having to use a bomb shelter as a kid would be very scary. This creative idea helps take the fear away. So many scary things in our world!

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  21. KlaraApril 18, 2017 at 6:04 PM

    it is sad that measures like that are somebody's reality.

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  22. RuthApril 18, 2017 at 8:18 PM

    Wow! Had to take a good look at the photos to understand them. Hope this has not to be used often.

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  23. meowmeowmansApril 18, 2017 at 10:26 PM

    It's sad that there have to be bomb shelters anywhere. Pray for peace, indeed.

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  24. LindaApril 18, 2017 at 11:51 PM

    Wow! That leaves me wordless indeed.

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  25. elizabethApril 19, 2017 at 1:43 AM

    Praying with you!

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  26. Cathy KennedyApril 19, 2017 at 5:47 AM

    Sue, thank you for hosting. It's hard to imagine living in a country where you have to worry with such things but then again we know there will never be peace in the middle east (or any where else) on earth. Interesting subject to photograph. Have a fototastic week. I'm participating in the A2Z challenge but I'm hosting my not-so WW linky party still and you're invited to join the fun! ;) ~Curious as a Cathy

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  27. AnonymousApril 19, 2017 at 5:40 PM

    Like all the other comments, mine is of sheer disbelief!...:)JP

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  28. Indah Nuria SavitriApril 20, 2017 at 12:33 PM

    Peace to world!

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  29. Mary K.April 20, 2017 at 5:44 PM

    From your mouth to God's ears. It really puts things in perspective!

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  30. betty-NZApril 21, 2017 at 1:05 AM

    It certainly makes you grateful for living in safer places.

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  31. Klara SApril 21, 2017 at 2:11 AM

    Scary. When you think it through, wars are very close to us.

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  32. FabulousandfunlifeApril 21, 2017 at 9:00 PM

    We are so lucky to live in a safe country removed from the need for this!

    Ingrid
    http://www.fabulousandfunlife.blogspot.com.au

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  33. Ruth Daly AuthorApril 24, 2017 at 12:16 PM

    Interesting post - I really like how your pictures tell a story, giving us a glimpse into another culture.

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