Byblos

Byblos archaeological site, Lebanon. Byblos has been continuously inhabited for 7,000 years. Excavations of the ancient cities began in 1925. Byblos is Papyrus in Greek as it was an ancient centre of papyrus trade. IMG00643p1

Beirut

August 8th 1963
Beiruit was the eighth stop on the 1963 Around-The-World trip. The Pan American flight from New Delhi arrived at 6:15 in the morning. Our hotel in Beirut was the Hotel Phoenicia InterContinental. In 1963 Beirut was a very modern and cosmopolitan city, with a decidedly French air. (French was the commonly understood language, rather than English.) Followers of Christianity and Islam mingled free ... read more

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Lebanon has made progress toward rebuilding its political institutions since 1991 and the end of the devastating 15-year civil war. Under the Ta'if Accord - the blueprint for national reconciliation - the Lebanese have established a more equitable po... ... read more

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