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The one where we were girls
Some of our Lebanese friends have a roof top terrace in the Armenian quarter where we like to go in the evenings to dance and look at the view. Its an amazing site where you can see the sea and the mountains and the the entire cityscape in which there are always fireworks going off because of all the weddings going on. Lebanese weddings are the middle east equivalent of our gypsy weddings, the fireworks may actually be the camera flash reflecting off all the sparkles on their ...
Lebanon Trip Recap
... the park rangers and ended up doing a very short walk through just a small corner of the forest.
Not doing the hike shook up our plans a bit, but ended up working out for the best. We were able to spend the rest of the day in the lovely coastal town of Sidon, working our way through the city's splendid souk and taking in a few historic sites as well.
November 11th-12th: After changing our itinerary around, we'd booked a ...
A complete unknown ... Lebanon
So after Jordan, next up on the Middle East itinerary was Lebanon. With a 1 week visa in hand (the embassy in Amman was adamant that's all they could give me even after they 1st asked for my flight details & said it wouldn't be a problem), and a 2 week trip planned, Jenstar & I flew into the vibey, super cosmopolitan & 'unconservative' Beirut.
(FYI - our hostel was correct - it is possible to extend one's visa at the airport just before departing. ...
Back in the west
... bit less interesting. All these trips I organized myself by public transport. The public transport in Lebanon is very well arranged albeit a bit chaotic. If you want to catch a bus, you have to stand on the highway leading to your destination of choice, flag down any vehicle traveling in that direction, yell out the name of your destination and get in if they yell 'Yala Yala' (Arab for lets go, lets go). When you want to stop you yell at the driver, estimate the ...
From Cairo to Beirut
... several reminders of the Civil War with security forces nearby
making sure we didn't take any photos. Picture taking is a sensitive
matter here.
Newer building with unusual windows.
A ...
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