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Lebanon1
LEBANON - Small size of country means that all the major sites are simply a day trip from Beirut. More than half of the road signs are in English, but nobody outside the tourism industry speaks it. Also about a quarter of the road signs are in French and the tourism industry speaks both English and French equally. This was an interesting time to …
The one with all the naps
... accept for the head lights. Then we pulled up in a dark corner at the back of the bus station and they told us we were there! We were sceptical however, but we went up some steep steps and found cafe Em!! "the cave". Everything was shut up and quiet so they turned on the lights and some fans in the cafes outside seating area and told us we could sleep there. We found the comfiest looking sofa we could in the best fan position and settled down in a pile. Ellie Wright kept turning ...
(1) Beirut Today
... turned into a pedestrian area, and the upmarket shops – every expensive brand has an outlet here – are not exactly teeming with people. The old Beirut souk received a make-over, too, and has been turned into a modern shopping mall, retaining only the names, but none of the atmosphere of a real souk. It is not very busy when we visit on a Friday afternoon, and it doesn’t seem like turnover is high. But it looks beautiful.
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Lebanon
... see on TV and looked like he wore a bulletproof vest or something. They didn't try to be discreet. They wanted me to know. Then three of my containers went missing. I got a call from one of my guys at the docks and drove down to the port to see what it was all about. They followed me on the freeway and shadowed every move I made. The port authority wouldn't tell me what happened to the containers. I knew already that ...
Welcome festivities in Beirut
... Libanais”. We are treated to a dazzling array of tapas, both cold and hot, before delivery of a huge plate of meat. We are all groaning by the time dessert arrives, but truly in food-lovers’ heaven!
Half the group (myself included) retires for the evening after dinner (around midnight), while the other half takes advantage of the opportunity to sample the legendary Beirut nightlife on a Saturday night. We’ll be expecting stories ...