Baalbeck, Lebanon

Lundi matin, dernier matin. A Beyrouth je suis retourné au même petit hôtel pas cher et volontiers adopté par les globe trotters d'ici et d'ailleurs : au premier soir à Beyrouth, l'australien qui m'avait abordé sur la Corniche y crechait aussi ; chaque soirée ...

We hitched a series of lifts in the direction of Baalbek and on entering the city a terrifying sound of machine-gun fire reverberated from nearby. The driver spun his head round and with a slightly panic-stricken look in his eye, pumped hard on the ...

...  We were checked out, stored our luggage, and ate a good breakfast as it was going to be a long day. Where were we going?  Baalbeck in the Bekaa Valley and seat of Hezbollah.  When we got to Baalback, we found out that we were closer to Damascus than we were ...

Nick, Joe and I are in Baalbeck , Lebanon.  It's well known for it's temple to Baacus and Jupiter, for some columns (the tallest in the world) and some cut stone (the heaviest/largest in the world - 1000 tones, 2 million lbs.)  It's also well ...