Travel Blog Photos from Tyre (12)
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... drivers.... Next B was Beiteddine, a 19th Century palace with the most fabulous collection of recovered mosaics, rescued from all over Lebanon and hidden during the civil war. Breaking with tradition, our final tour was of Tyre in the far south, about as ...
... . Two of the important Crusader cities, Sidon and Tyre figured prominently on my list of places which I wanted to see in Lebanon. Both cities were founded by the Phoenicians long before either you or I was born. The Phoenicians were great traders and ...
... the southern waterfront in search of lunch. Here it is given over to internet cafes, mechanics sinking beneath centuries of grease, and tyre shops. There seemed to be no food, but gallons of syrupy coffee, on offer. It was hot, particularly if you' ...
... braved minibuses, taxis, and service taxis to make it out to Al-Khiam Detention Center, the former Israeli-supported Southern Lebanon Army prision where all manner of atrocities were perpetrated. After Israel pulled out of Lebanon in 2000, the SLA ...
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