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Sunburnt and Sore: Skiing Faraya Mzaar
John and I woke up on a beautiful Saturday morning in Beirut with no plans for the day. We lounged around the apartment for a few hours then headed to the downtown area to visit the farmer's' market at our favorite Cafe Grande. At 11:00 the downtown souk area was a ghost town. Beirutis seem to really enjoy their sleep on the weekends. We made our way to the cafe and ordered our usual fried kibbeh, a mixed kabab grill, hommos, ...
Work and Play
... in hyena tattoos. We we two couples, about the same age, sharing a gondola with lives that could not be any more different.
Once we arrive at the top, we walked into the caves. They were spectacular. It was an enormous gave with crystallized rocks hanging from ever part of the ceiling. John, who apparently paid more attention in our freshman geology class we had together, explained to me that they were stalagmites and stalactites forming over years and ...
Tedium
... he deemed necessary. Sabah has over 3000 songs. We listened to them on repeat. After two days I was able to sing along to half of them. Surely this has to have repercussions on one's mental health. hmm.. He did mention he was feeling a little blue.... The two days weren't a total bust, we did eat some good food. And besides, it ****** rain the whole time I was there, so it's not like I missed out on some awesome opportunity to do something cool.
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Boat show in Beirut
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... had a drink while watching Serena swimming.
They had a boat show and all we saw was expensive cars and lots of rich people, not to mention the fancy boats on display. I felt awkward in my $5 flip flops as all the women were dressed to kill in their expensive clothes and shoes but at least I had a quick french pedicure the day before!
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Lebanon - Getting There
... We pass towns that are rebuilding themselves ever so slowly and buildings that have long lost their original splendor to the ravages of war . As we come into Beirut we pull up along side a very new looking military tank stratigicly placed to respond to hostility . The wealth of the city is evident initially when we see the foreign waste collectors , you may wonder why I say this but if the locals are not doing the dirty ...
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