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Unannounced Delays
Four weeks later, having backpacked from Benin to Mali, I was back in Tripoli. I had meant to be just changing planes but there was a delay and nobody was telling us why. The huge plasma screens at the airport were no longer showing CNN or BBC World News. The flight delays seemed to be stacking up but then it was announced that a couple of ...
Tripoli : A quelques heures du début de la révolut
... L’hôtel est dans le quartier des grossistes en fringue made in China ou India. Il y a une sorte de marché couvert où on trouve le poisson, la viande (surtout des abats), des animaux de compagnie, des fruits et légumes (ici, les radis viennent de Tchernobyl, ils sont quasiment aussi gros qu’une petite poire…)
Tu commences à te perdre un peu dans les ruelles qui ont gardé un aspect ancien. Tu dois ramener des cartouches de clopes, le problème est que ...
Ruins, Medinas and Teahouses
... the two stories of rooms that overlooked the fountain in the central courtyard.
After meandering through narrow lanes of blacksmiths, bakers and artisans, I found myself back under the clock tower in the square between the Red Castle and Medina, where the popular Magha as-Sa'a traditional teahouse is located. It's actually more of a posh coffee shop, now, than a traditional teahouse, with excellent cappuccinos, and large plasma screens hung across the ...
Feelass of Power
... heritage site in 1982 and new archaeological discoveries are still being made today.
Jamal pointed out a carving in one of the large stone pillars.
'This is a feelass' said Jamal. 'How do say feelass in English?'
I had no idea what he was talking about. It looked like a big willy to me. He pointed out an even bigger one. It was undoubtedly a huge stone carved cock.
'Ah' I said, 'you mean a phallus: an ancient symbol of power ...
Riots amd Kebabs
... seemed to take much notice of me. They were far more interested in getting their dinner than in what a foreigner was doing in there.
The buildings in this part of Tripoli looked grey, cheap and poorly constructed. After oil was discovered in Libya in 1959 and rural migrants began to flood into the capital in search of this new found wealth, the rapid expansion of Tripoli was poorly planned and chaotic. Consequently, most of the building and ...
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