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Middle East » Lebanon » Batroun August 17th 2012

Dziś wielki dzień. Przynajmniej dla E. i M. Ceremonia miała się pierwotnie zacząć o 17, ale przy tutejszym upale zdecydowali się na szczęście przenieść obchody na 19. Podobno lokalni goście zagrozili, że inaczej je zbojkotują. Dziewczyny i tak mają dobrze, najwyżej założą bardziej podkasane kiecki, ale przy temperaturze w dzień 37 stopni nie zazdroszczę panom koszul, garniturów, skarpet i buciorów. Jest jednak jakaś sprawiedliwość dziejowa, ze facetom nie zawsze jest łatwej. Bus zabiera nas o 17 (nie może podjechać pod sam hotel, więc do busa zawiozą nas melexy!), zatem nikt nie robił na dziś wielkich planów. Prawda jest taka, że po całym tygodniu celebracji, libacji i ekspedycji wszyscy są już nieźle umęczeni i chyba tylko najsilniejsze jednostki czują jeszcze potrzebę poharcować. My rano włóczyliśmy się po Byblos. Pokazałam Q. sklep-muzeum, który zrobił na nas dwa lata ... read more
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Middle East » Lebanon » Batroun July 11th 2012

Yesterday (Wednesday) we went to Harissa to the "Our Lady of Lebanon". It's a large statue of the virgin Mary on top of a mountain. We walked up the foot of the statue and had a wonderful view. After that, Joanna, Micha and I rode on the "Telefrique", the cable down the mountain. When we got into the car to head down, Micha was freaking out. =) It was really cute. She did just fine. =) From there, we really had a good view of the surrounding area. =) When we got to the bottom, we turned around and headed right back up. Unfortunately, I wasn't feeling very well. So, as soon as we got home, I headed straight for bed. Today, I was feeling much better (at least until the evening), which was very good ... read more
Our Lady of Lebanon
Joanna and Micha in the Telefrique
The Telefrique

Middle East » Lebanon » Batroun July 8th 2012

Today we went to the village Joanna is from, Derya. It's north of Jbeil, not all that far from Batroun. It was soooo peaceful. Quite a change from the hustle and bustle of jbeil. The Tannous home there is small and quaint. It dates back to before WWI. Exactly when it was built is unknown. Joanna's dad inherited the home from his dad, who inherited it from his, but further than that is unknown. It's made of stone (as are all the homes here). The kitchen is detached. To enter the house, you walk up onto the patio and then enter into the living room. Continuing through the living room, you enter into the the single bedroom. Through the bedroom is the bathroom. As Odette was finishing up the preparations for lunch, Joseph proudly showed me ... read more
The living room
In the Garden with Joanna's Uncle
Lunch time =)

Middle East » Lebanon » Batroun July 7th 2012

I was excited to get to celebrate my birthday in Lebanon and it proved to be one to remember =) The day started late, as usual. When I walked into the kitchen, Odette was making pancakes and the family sang happy birthday to me. =) Certainly a nice way to begin the day. Joelle, Joanna and I got dressed and headed to a public beach, Zireh, in Jbeil. It was a couldy overcast day and was fairly windy, so it was cooler out and had some nice waves to play in. The beach was sandy, but soon turned into a rocky beach as you entered the water. If you waded out far enough, the rocks eventually gave way to more sand. Later, Lara (the neighbor) and her cousin joined us. It was a fun and relaxing ... read more
The birthday cake
Lara doing my make up
Birthday girl ready to go out and celebrate =)




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