Grand Hotel Kadri Zahle
Brazil Street Zahle, Lebanon
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(5) Back to Beirut
Near Aanjar is Zahle, the main town in the Bekaa Valley, which has something of a reputation for food. We had lunch on one of the terraces that, apparently, fill up in the summer, the weekend and at night, but were now almost empty. They are located along a muddy stream that further down was terribly polluted again – bottles, plastic, whatever people casually throw away after casual consumption.But the food was, indeed, excellent. On either ...
(4) The Mountains and The Valley
... a small town in the valley, but it has a few things that make it special. Firstly, and most recently, this is the headquarters of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed organization, or political entity, or militia, or terrorist group – they have been called many names, probably all ringing true to a certain extent, depending who you talk to.Secondly, it has the Palmyra Hotel, one of those magnificent colonial relics that you would ...
Lebanon
... of my business. Several people watching me every day. Looking into my business and searching my containers. I had never done anything wrong. It was all based on suspicion. That's how your taxes are spent. Then the Lebanese government does the same thing because the FBI had me on some list? I was starting to lose it. I was getting stressed and tense. It's not the way I usually am but the pressure was getting to ...
Skiing, hiking and so many Australian connections
... 8230;…there is nowhere else for us to stand……..I think the Lebanese have not heard of footpaths, not here nor in any of the other towns we’ve visited….never mind they always seem to miss us and give us a huge smile as they go, some even stop and ask where we are from, they seem so happy that we are from Australia.
It’s obvious to say that we have Lebanese people in Australia, we just never realized the extent of the connection we ...
Lebanon Mountains and Bekka Valley
... car to get around
the bend. In our hopes of finding the grotto we wound up back on the
main road a few minutes from the Cedars. The Cedars are a small cluster
of old trees and there is an effort to ...



