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Blogs from Baalbek, Lebanon, Middle East
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August 15th 2012
Wspaniały dzień. Rano wyjechaliśmy do Doliny Bekaa, do ruin Baalbek, z duszą na ramieniu, bo poprzedniego dnia pod naszą nieobecność małaEm urządziła godzinny koncert. Okazało się jednak dziś, że Dzis dała się uszuszac Morzu Środziemnemu. Baalbek, gdy człowiek spodziewa się już tej skali i piękna, nie robi - siła rzeczy - tak wielkiego wrażenia, jak za pierwszym razem. W dalszym ciagu jest jednak pięknie, a uroku miejscu dodaje fakt, że z powodu wojny w Syrii turystów brak. Ze zdwojoną siła atakują za to sprzedawcy pamiątek w postaci arafatek i koszulek z flaga Hezbollahu. Miło wita mnie libanski żołnierz i proponuje, żeby usiąść koło niego w cieniu, podczas gdy nasz przewodnik pieprzy głupoty. Każe wszytkim trzymać się w grupie, kupując bilety mówi, ze to grupa z Kanady, bo super tu bezpiecznie, ale z grupa Amerykanów to nigdy ... read more
April 12th 2011
War isn't too far away here in Lebanon - you get a feeling that anger is just below the surface. This is pretty sad and worrying for most Lebanese since another conflict with Israel seems inevitable sometime in the future. The reason I say that is because of Hezbollah. We were actually lucky enough to spend a day in the beautiful Bekaa Valley which is predominantly Hezbollah territory. On our way there we encountered many road blocks and saw some of the targets that were bombed during the 2006 fighting. Our driver stopped for us to view an interesting war sculpture with war tanks and vehicles all cemented into a tall monument. This country is still very much divided and it was amazing to drive from the coast which is mostly Christian to just across the ... read more
February 11th 2011
Last year Wael and I chose to go to Lebanon to visit Wael’s family for the summer holiday. So we takken the plane at Orly airport to go to Lebanon, and to a small village wich names Dhour L shouoir . The atmosphere was amazing and we lived unbelievable things and we are going to tell you about them .... read more
February 11th 2011
The visit of the caves jeita grotto was the most important thing that we had doing. (there is a picture if you want to see). We were on the boat and we had the opportunity to take several pictures. We had also visited the town Baalbeck and its many temples that constituted an exceptional historical patrimony for the country. Patrice wanted absolutely to see a basketball match of Beyrut the capital of Lebanon . Then, we have eat mezzé a flavor culinary of this country besides Wael became sick by eating too much Baklawa a cake too sweet, he couldn’t eat anything for some days. ... read more
February 11th 2011
Patrice prefers the day when for the fisrt time we went to the sea, the weather was wonderful and we could by souvenirs for our friends and families at the port of Tripoli, then this day was very nice because there was a party organized by one of my cousin and all the girls who had been invited were thinking about the beauty of this boat. I liked met my former uncle at the market, this reminded me my childhood. However, one time some of Lebanon who hates the tourist had on argument against us, we were likely to hit but fortunately we took flight because they was too many. ... read more
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February 11th 2011
We were staying in Wael's familly . We were lucky , because they it's a beautiful big house . We had everything , a swimming-pool ,a jacuzzi and a sauna and her House is situate front of the sea . So we had the possibilty to go the seaside everyday . ... read more
February 11th 2011
- Hello my friends, i went to Lebanon me too, i passed crazies holidays , i would like return with you next year - It’s looks like amazing, i’m jealous lol. In France it’s not the same - Your blog is very interessant, thanks to show us all this moments to internet... read more
June 6th 2010
Gdy zblizalismy sie do Baalbek, witaly nas po drodze flagi Hezbollahu, portrety Hassana Nasrallaha (sic!) i martyrow przystrojonych kwiatami i karabinami. Hassan N. jest liderem Hezbollahu i osoba wielce powazana. Przynajmniej przez niektorych. Urodzil sie jako dziewiate z dziesieciu dzieci, a sam ma juz piatke. Studiowal wlasnie w Baalbek i w Qom, w Iranie. Po inwazji Izraela na Liban, w 1982 roku, wstapil do Hazbollahu, a pozniej reprezentowal partie w Iranie. Po smiertelnym ataku na dotychczasowego przywodce Hezbollahu (tj. sekretarza generalnego), w 1992 Hassan zastapil na tym stanowisku Abbasa al-Musawiego. Zdobyl popularnosc dzieki swoim ognistym mowom oraz sukcesom dyplomatycznym, jak wymiana zolnierzy i cial z Izraelem w 2004, dzieki czemu zwloki jego syna, zabitego w walce, wrocily do Libanu. Nie bede sie rozpisywac o polityce Hezbollahu, wiecej mozna poczytac tu: url=h... read more
June 5th 2010
Starozytne swiatynie, cedry i snieg, Wyjechalismy z Beirutu wypozyczonym samochodem w kierunku miasta o mitycznie brzmiacej nazwie Byblos. Droga z Beirutu na polnoc szczelnie obudowana jest sklepami, centrami handlowymi, fastfoodami i domami, a wszystko ozdabiaja wielkie billboardy. Tylko czasami udaje sie posrod tego wszystkiego zobaczyc morze. Ruch w Libanie odbywa sie wedlug jednej zlotej reguly: wiekszy wygrywa. Co tez juz w przedbiegach dyskryminuje pieszych i de facto eliminuje ich z ruchu, smialkow probujacych przemierzac Beirut pieszo skazujac na kilka tuzinow prob samobojczych dziennie. Absolutnie najgorzej jezdza kobiety, obowiazkowo na pietnastocentymetrowych obcasach i z komorka w reku. Zadnej nie zdarzylo sie zatrzymac, zeby nas przepuscic. Swiatla na skrzyzowaniu traktowane sa jedynie pomocniczo i respektowane tylko w ostatecznosci. Pasy na jezdni nie istnieja, a tam gdzie ... read more
June 1st 2010
“You would have kicked yourself had you not got to Baalbek (or I'd have kicked you!!),” promised Nick who lives in the Middle East. For anyone with any knowledge of Roman ruins and/or the Middle Eastern history, Baalbek is a must-see. For me, ignorant of Classical remains despite the best efforts of two Classicist parents, this was my first “real live Roman ruin” and, quite literally, it took my breath away. Relatively few man-made creations have that effect on me. The natural world, scenery and wildlife: yes; man’s efforts, generally no. Maybe it’s because the impact and scale of impressive scenery cannot be conveyed by even the best television cameras. Maybe it’s because our relatively higher exposure to the world’s great monuments makes them familiar long before we see them for ourselves: a film scene set ... read more
