Country Info
- Beirut
- Capital
- Lebanese Pound (LBP)
- Currency
- 3,627,774
- Population
- LB
- Country Code
Lebanon Slideshow
Lebanon
Travel Blogs from Lebanon
Our lady of Lebanon, Faraya, Kleiaat and Tarnib
... he used to go up to Kleiaat all the time. The first stop was a church on the mountain that featured a statue of our lady of Lebanon. Paul, Thomas, Patrick and I climbed to the top and Alain snapped a few photos of us. The views of the bay from ...
Byblos
... nbsp; Overlapping ruins from successive cities surround a largely intact Crusader castle. Nearby is a a wax museum commemorating the history of Lebanon and the Souk (market) where we got to see Aunt Selma's legendary bargining skills in ...
(5) Back to Beirut
... But perhaps that is only because we are, obviously, foreigners. I am not sure whether the various groups that make up Lebanon’s complex population mix are equally easy-going between each other; certainly, talking to various people there seems to be ...
Chapter Five: Baalbek, Beirut
... free. Moving on, Baalbek was the "Sun City" of the ancient world and it is home to the most impressive ruins in Lebanon. Actually, it is even considered home to be the most impressive in terms of intact temples even compared to all Roman ruins. Even ...
(1) Beirut Today
... insensible times. Not far from the museum, and not far from the modern souk, are the various religious buildings representing Lebanon’s complex mix. The huge, modern Mohammad al-Amin mosque, with its blue roof and multiple tall minarets, stands ...
Bullet-proof Beirut
... with soldiers waving their machine-guns at the crowds, I was determined to capture a tank on film before we left Lebanon. Another opportunity was missed whilst hitching from Bcharre to Baalbek when we were dropped off by an army checkpoint with two ...
A new city...
It was another terrible nights sleep on the roof, for the last two hours of rest Shona continually had a fly land on her. From her face to her legs it just wouldn't go away. When Dino suggested to her that she should maybe get up earlier than planned she ...
UN Town
Tyre, or Sour, in the very south of Lebanon and like all other cities in Lebanon, has a long history dating far back into the BC's. What I found most interesting is that due to the Lebanese civil war and tensions between Hezbollah and Israel, Tyre's ...
I heart Lebanon
... churches to shame!!) and went to a Hizbollah castle for a fundraiser dinner one night, supporting women's rights here in Lebanon (the food was AMazing, and yes that was completely intentional capitalisation)). We found a restaraunt on Gemayze called Le ...
Exceeding Expectations in Lebanon
... into hundreds of miniature explosives before impact. An estimated 1 million pellets never exploded and currently canvass southern Lebanon, effectively turning the region into an unpredictable network of mine fields. Current mine removal work has slowed ...
Beirut, habiba (my love)
... (even though it was cloudy) was definitely an experience not to be missed, but 5th best in the world; I'll see after I've travelled Europe. I've got 7 days to explore Lebanon before I grab a flight to Kurdish Iraq, should be interesting... ...
History, culture, spectacular sights & bad driving
... of people's hospitality, the countries sights, sounds, culture and history, the good weather and great food. The final description of Lebanon is completed by how surprisingly badly people can drive! A three lane highway means you can easily fit five cars ...
Baalbek Bound
... on the news in the summer of 2006 about "fighting in the Bekaa Valley". That was when Israel was trying to run the Hezbollah out of Lebanon. We had no idea where it was but now we do because we are here. Baalbek was called the "Sun City" of Rome and a ...
Our holiday from our holiday...
We had 10 days in Lebanon and spent the time with Waz’s family and friends. It was really relaxing and much needed. A holiday from our holidays! ...
Beirut, Part Two: just what the doctor ordered
After an afternoon involuntarily spent in the company of Hizbullah, our first evening in Beirut was a thankfully more light-hearted affair. Beirut is famed for its thriving nightlife and party atmosphere and we were eager to sample it on our night on the ...
Arrived in the Middle East
... to sleep for a couple hours, and in the wee hours of Saturday morning our plane touched down for 45 minutes in Beirut, Lebanon. Later we arrived in Amman around 6:30 a.m. We breezed through customs and a smiling Gunter (my teaching partner) was awaiting ...
Tripoli
... new president coming up in a few days. Maybe it was for our benefit, but he said that now that America was Lebanon's friend everything was safe. The political situation in Lebanon is very complex and we haven't done much homework on the situation. ...
Jeita Grotto caves and Byblos = amazing
... way there, and a taxi the rest of the way. We paid admission and entered the tourist frenzy - after all, this is one of Lebanon's main attractions. The first stop was the lower cave. A short walk brought us to a lake inside the cave, where there was a ...
The most amazing site!
Today was an early day as we had a 2 hour ride to get to our destination. We were checked out, stored our luggage, and ate a good breakfast as it was going to be a long day. Where were we going? Baalbeck in the Bekaa Valley and seat of Hezbollah. ...
Lebanon
... to having any plans whatsoever, let alone a fully mapped out chart of the week to come. I landed with a general knowledge that Lebanon was a country with people, some of them beautiful women, there was a war but not anymore, and that Neil booked a hotel ...
A beautiful day around Beirut
... for me. Back in the van and off to Harissa we went! What's to see here? The huge white statue of Our Lady of Lebanon. To get there, we needed to take a 9 minute cable car ride up over the city and then a funicular after that. It was pretty ...
Shatila Refugee Camp
... us an explanation from their point of view of what they want, it is simply they just want to go back home. They are guest in Lebanon and sometimes not very welcome guest. What can they do they have nowhere to go. We met an elderly woman who had lived in ...
Visiting a Palestinian Refugee Camp
... the girls. I have been told many times by Lebanese people that this is the way it is in their country. One local called Lebanon "a country of showoffs". Another local told me that you cant tell who really has money and who doesn't as there are a lot of ...
Enjoying my downtime in Beirut
... dunks in the pool, I would tell Jacquie and her smoking cousin Nadine about my trip. In return, they would tell me about Lebanon - more specifically about the dating scene and how it works. I learned a few interesting things. Every now and then I would ...
Welcome to america winding down the ...
... some buildings are yet to be demolished and a full of holes from the shell fire, and the restored builings are wonderful. Lebanon also runs dual currency's, the Lebanese Lira and the US dollar which can be a bit confusing at times because some shop ...
Umayyad Dynasty
Leaving Ballbek, I drove to Aanjar. Aanjar was the commercial center of the Umayyads, an Islamic dynasty which ruled the 8th century AD and captained the great Arab and Islamic conquests which spread from the Middle East all the way to southern ...
Byblos and beyond!
Today was a little hotter than I had expected but we all persevered and were happy that the van had air conditioning. On the agenda for today is Byblos, Pigeons Rock and anything else we can cram in! It only took about 45 minutes(40K) to get there ...
Back in the west
... it feels like, when getting to Beirut after 3 weeks in Jordan and Syria. Muslims and Christians are pretty evenly represented in Lebanon, resulting in a more western style capital city. A nice change of pace after almost a month in Syria and Jordan, the ...