Charles Hotel Beirut
Rustom Bacha Street, Ain El Mraisseh Beirut, Lebanon
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(2) History of the Harbours
... damage had been inflicted by an Israeli invasion, is now the place where this unique collection of mosaics is kept, fabulously displayed in part of the Palace’s gardens and old stables. A rarely visited part of the Palace is the hamman - bath house -, an extensive network of marble-floored rooms and niches where, well, one could bath. A lovely little corner, this hamman would, without the palace and the mosaics, probably be a ...
(1) Beirut Today
... so called because of the public execution of independence activists at this square in the dying days of Ottoman occupation, with a restored but still bullet-riddled sculpture.
A little further, Rue Monot used to be the main nightlife district, a narrow street where parking is impossible – which doesn’t deter the Beiruties from trying. But this is rapidly being replaced by nearby Gemmanzeh, a neighbourhood with well over 200 bars ...
Lebanon
... I jumped on the mattress of my bed to show Neil that mine squeaked more than his. A worn, maroon colored carpet covered the stone floor at the foot of the two narrow beds. The bathroom looked and functioned as though it hadn't been touched since World War II. The plumbing screamed in pain when the faucet was flowing. The shower, which I forwent, would be pretty cool (if it were 1940). The wall radiator existed as ...
The View of Morocco from Lebanon
In a Rotary presentation several weeks ago, I was asked about how I felt about Lebanon versus Morocco. It's a question I get asked often. It's always a difficult to answer tactfully. I believe it's important to speak your truth, even if it's not pleasant. I lived in Morocco for a year and a half as a Peace Corps volunteer, in a tiny village high in the Atlas Mountains. While I was safe and never received harassment in my village, ...
The lure of Lebanon
... br> From there I headed to the small but very impressive National Museum. This involved my first car trip in real Beirut traffic. Its about 2km and it took 20 minutes. There were absolute bombs merging with Mercedes and Range Rovers, and even a Porsche. And the horns were going mental. The museum is really beautiful. It was on the boundry of the fighting in the Civil War, and took a lot of damage, but the staff protected it as best they could and are really lucky that it wasn't ...
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